Rig Veda (translation and commentary)
by H. H. Wilson | 1866 | 1,999,864 words | ISBN-10: 8171101380 | ISBN-13: 9788171101382
The Rig-Veda, English translation, including the commentary of Sayana and grammatical analysis. The hyms of the Rigveda Samhita represents some of the oldest and complex of Hindu Sanskrit literature. In ten books, these mantras form the core essence of rituals and ceremonies once widely performed throughout ancient India. This edition contains the...
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Rig Veda 3.54.15
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्रो॒ विश्वै॑र्वी॒र्यै॒३॒॑: पत्य॑मान उ॒भे आ प॑प्रौ॒ रोद॑सी महि॒त्वा । पु॒रं॒द॒रो वृ॑त्र॒हा धृ॒ष्णुषे॑णः सं॒गृभ्या॑ न॒ आ भ॑रा॒ भूरि॑ प॒श्वः ॥
इन्द्रो विश्वैर्वीर्यैः पत्यमान उभे आ पप्रौ रोदसी महित्वा । पुरंदरो वृत्रहा धृष्णुषेणः संगृभ्या न आ भरा भूरि पश्वः ॥
indro viśvair vīryaiḥ patyamāna ubhe ā paprau rodasī mahitvā | puraṃdaro vṛtrahā dhṛṣṇuṣeṇaḥ saṃgṛbhyā na ā bharā bhūri paśvaḥ ||
English translation:
“Indra, invested with all energies, has filled both heaven and earth with his greatness; do you, who are the destroyer of cities, the slayer of Vṛtra, the leader of a conquering host, collect cattle and bestow them abundantly upon us.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): prajāpatirvaiśvāmitro vācyo vā [prajāpatirvaiśvāmitra vācya vā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्रः॑ । विश्वैः॑ । वी॒र्यैः॑ । पत्य॑मानः । उ॒भे इति॑ । आ । प॒प्रौ॒ । रोद॑सी॒ इति॑ । म॒हि॒ऽत्वा । पु॒र॒म्ऽद॒रः । वृ॒त्र॒ऽहा । धृ॒ष्णुऽसे॑णः । स॒म्ऽगृभ्य॑ । नः॒ । आ । भ॒र॒ । भूरि॑ । प॒श्वः ॥
इन्द्रः । विश्वैः । वीर्यैः । पत्यमानः । उभे इति । आ । पप्रौ । रोदसी इति । महित्वा । पुरम्दरः । वृत्रहा । धृष्णुसेणः । सम्गृभ्य । नः । आ । भर । भूरि । पश्वः ॥
indraḥ | viśvaiḥ | vīryaiḥ | patyamānaḥ | ubhe iti | ā | paprau | rodasī iti | mahi-tvā | puram-daraḥ | vṛtra-hā | dhṛṣṇu-seṇaḥ | sam-gṛbhya | naḥ | ā | bhara | bhūri | paśvaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 3.54.15 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“own; have; master.”
[noun], accusative, dual, neuter
“both(a).”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“fill; satisfy.”
[noun], accusative, dual, neuter
“heaven and earth; Earth.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“greatness.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; puraṃdara [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[verb noun]
“take; pick; collect; sum up; reign; harness; catch; gather; extract; curb; choose.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“much; many; much(a); abundant; rich; mighty; distinguished.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“domestic animal; sacrificial animal; animal; cattle; Paśu; stupid; Paśu; herd; goat.”