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 1.4.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒त न॑: सु॒भगाँ॑ अ॒रिर्वो॒चेयु॑र्दस्म कृ॒ष्टय॑: । स्यामेदिन्द्र॑स्य॒ शर्म॑णि ॥
उत नः सुभगाँ अरिर्वोचेयुर्दस्म कृष्टयः । स्यामेदिन्द्रस्य शर्मणि ॥
uta naḥ subhagām̐ arir voceyur dasma kṛṣṭayaḥ | syāmed indrasya śarmaṇi ||
English translation:
“Destroyer of foes, let our enemies say we are prosperous; let men (congratulate us); may we ever abide, in the felicity (derived from the favour) of Indra.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): madhucchandāḥ vaiśvāmitraḥ [madhucchandas vaiśvāmitra];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒त । नः॒ । सु॒भगा॑न् । अ॒रिः । वो॒चेयुः॑ । द॒स्म॒ । कृ॒ष्टयः॑ । स्याम॑ । इत् । इन्द्र॑स्य । शर्म॑णि ॥
उत । नः । सुभगान् । अरिः । वोचेयुः । दस्म । कृष्टयः । स्याम । इत् । इन्द्रस्य । शर्मणि ॥
uta | naḥ | subhagān | ariḥ | voceyuḥ | dasma | kṛṣṭayaḥ | syāma | it | indrasya | śarmaṇi
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.4.6 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“beautiful; auspicious; beloved; fine-looking; fortunate; subhaga [word]; charming; pleasing; lucky.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[verb], plural, Aorist optative
“say; describe; name; tell; address; enumerate; call; state; teach; explain; say; declare; speak; define; declare; order; address; recommend; answer; deem; recite; approve; proclaim; indicate; determine; mention; designate.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“overlord.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“people; citizenry.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“protection; protective covering; refuge; joy.”