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 1.23.11
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
जय॑तामिव तन्य॒तुर्म॒रुता॑मेति धृष्णु॒या । यच्छुभं॑ या॒थना॑ नरः ॥
जयतामिव तन्यतुर्मरुतामेति धृष्णुया । यच्छुभं याथना नरः ॥
jayatām iva tanyatur marutām eti dhṛṣṇuyā | yac chubhaṃ yāthanā naraḥ ||
English translation:
“Whenever, leaders (of men), you accept an auspicious (offering), then the shout of the Maruts spreads with exultation, like (that) of conquerors.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): medhātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ [medhātithi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
जय॑ताम्ऽइव । त॒न्य॒तुः । म॒रुता॑म् । ए॒ति॒ । धृ॒ष्णु॒ऽया । यत् । शुभ॑म् । या॒थन॑ । न॒रः॒ ॥
जयताम्इव । तन्यतुः । मरुताम् । एति । धृष्णुया । यत् । शुभम् । याथन । नरः ॥
jayatām-iva | tanyatuḥ | marutām | eti | dhṛṣṇu-yā | yat | śubham | yāthana | naraḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.23.11 English analysis of grammar]
[verb noun], genitive, plural
“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“thunder.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“Marut; vāta; wind; Vayu.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“go; travel; enter (a state); return; walk; continue; reach; ask.”
[adverb]
“boldly.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“good; beautiful; auspicious; good; suitable; pleasant; righteous; beautiful; wholesome; beneficial.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”