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 1.11.3

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

पू॒र्वीरिन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयो॒ न वि द॑स्यन्त्यू॒तय॑: । यदी॒ वाज॑स्य॒ गोम॑तः स्तो॒तृभ्यो॒ मंह॑ते म॒घम् ॥
पूर्वीरिन्द्रस्य रातयो न वि दस्यन्त्यूतयः । यदी वाजस्य गोमतः स्तोतृभ्यो मंहते मघम् ॥
pūrvīr indrasya rātayo na vi dasyanty ūtayaḥ | yadī vājasya gomataḥ stotṛbhyo maṃhate magham ||

English translation:

“The ancient liberalities of Indra, his protections, will not be wanting to him who presents to the reciters of the hymns, wealth of food and cattle.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): jetā mādhucchndasaḥ [jetā mādhucchndasa];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdanuṣṭup;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

पू॒र्वीः । इन्द्र॑स्य । रा॒तयः॑ । न । वि । द॒स्य॒न्ति॒ । ऊ॒तयः॑ । यदि॑ । वाज॑स्य । गोऽम॑तः । स्तो॒तृऽभ्यः॑ । मंह॑ते । म॒घम् ॥
पूर्वीः । इन्द्रस्य । रातयः । न । वि । दस्यन्ति । ऊतयः । यदि । वाजस्य । गोमतः । स्तोतृभ्यः । मंहते । मघम् ॥
pūrvīḥ | indrasya | rātayaḥ | na | vi | dasyanti | ūtayaḥ | yadi | vājasya | go--mataḥ | stotṛ-bhyaḥ | maṃhate | magham

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.11.3 English analysis of grammar]

pūrvīr < pūrvīḥ < puru

[noun], nominative, plural, feminine

“many; much(a); very.”

indrasya < indra

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

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

rātayo < rātayaḥ < rāti

[noun], nominative, plural, feminine

“gift; bounty; favor.”

na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

vi

[adverb]

“apart; away; away.”

dasyanty < dasyanti < das

[verb], plural, Present indikative

ūtayaḥ < ūti

[noun], nominative, plural, feminine

“aid; favor; ūti [word].”

yadī < yadi

[adverb]

“if; in case.”

vājasya < vāja

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”

gomata < gomat

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“rich in cattle; bovine.”

stotṛbhyo < stotṛbhyaḥ < stotṛ

[noun], dative, plural, masculine

“laudatory; worshiping.”

maṃhate < mah

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“give; accord.”

magham < magha

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“gift; wealth; reward; wages; reward.”

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