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 1.21.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ता म॒हान्ता॒ सद॒स्पती॒ इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ रक्ष॑ उब्जतम् । अप्र॑जाः सन्त्व॒त्रिण॑: ॥
ता महान्ता सदस्पती इन्द्राग्नी रक्ष उब्जतम् । अप्रजाः सन्त्वत्रिणः ॥
tā mahāntā sadaspatī indrāgnī rakṣa ubjatam | aprajāḥ santv atriṇaḥ ||
English translation:
“May those two, Indra and Agni who are mighty, and guardians of the assembly, render the Rākṣas innocuous, and may the devourers (of men) be destitute of progeny.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): medhātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ [medhātithi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indrāgnī ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ता । म॒हान्ता॑ । सद॒स्पती॒ इति॑ । इन्द्रा॒ग्नी॒ इति॑ । रक्षः॑ । उ॒ब्ज॒त॒म् । अप्र॑जाः । स॒न्तु॒ । अ॒त्रिणः॑ ॥
ता । महान्ता । सदस्पती इति । इन्द्राग्नी इति । रक्षः । उब्जतम् । अप्रजाः । सन्तु । अत्रिणः ॥
tā | mahāntā | sadaspatī iti | indrāgnī iti | rakṣaḥ | ubjatam | aprajāḥ | santu | atriṇaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.21.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“large; eminent; great; loud; dangerous; strong; long; high; much(a); mahant [word]; ample; very; great; adult; important; dark; high; abundant; violent; remarkable; mighty; big; long.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
[noun], masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“Rākṣasa; Rakṣas; rakṣas [word].”
[verb], dual, Present imperative
“oppress.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“childless.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Atrin; eater.”