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 1.6.5

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

वी॒ळु चि॑दारुज॒त्नुभि॒र्गुहा॑ चिदिन्द्र॒ वह्नि॑भिः । अवि॑न्द उ॒स्रिया॒ अनु॑ ॥
वीळु चिदारुजत्नुभिर्गुहा चिदिन्द्र वह्निभिः । अविन्द उस्रिया अनु ॥
vīḻu cid ārujatnubhir guhā cid indra vahnibhiḥ | avinda usriyā anu ||

English translation:

“Associated with the conveying Maruts, the traversers of plural ces difficult of access, your Indra, have discovered the cows hidden in the cave.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Legend: asuras (paṇis) stole cows of gods (or aṅgirasas) and hid them in a cave. Indra discovered them with the help of Saramā

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): madhucchandāḥ vaiśvāmitraḥ [madhucchandas vaiśvāmitra];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūta indraśca ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

वी॒ळु । चि॒त् । आ॒रु॒ज॒त्नुऽभिः॑ । गुहा॑ । चि॒त् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । वह्नि॑ऽभिः । अवि॑न्दः । उ॒स्रियाः॑ । अनु॑ ॥
वीळु । चित् । आरुजत्नुभिः । गुहा । चित् । इन्द्र । वह्निभिः । अविन्दः । उस्रियाः । अनु ॥
vīḷu | cit | ārujatnu-bhiḥ | guhā | cit | indra | vahni-bhiḥ | avindaḥ | usriyāḥ | anu

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.6.5 English analysis of grammar]

vīḍu

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“hard; firm.”

cid < cit

[adverb]

“even; indeed.”

ārujatnubhir < ārujatnubhiḥ < ārujatnu

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

guhā

[adverb]

“secretly.”

cid < cit

[adverb]

“even; indeed.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

vahnibhiḥ < vahni

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“fire; digestion; Plumbago zeylanica; Agni; vahni; draft horse; three; sacrificial fire; Vahni; gold; southeast; citron; charioteer; leader.”

avinda < avindaḥ < vid

[verb], singular, Imperfect

“find; detect; marry; get; think.”

usriyā < usriyāḥ < usriyā

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“cow; dairy product.”

anu

[adverb]

“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”

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