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 1.32.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्र॑स्य॒ नु वी॒र्या॑णि॒ प्र वो॑चं॒ यानि॑ च॒कार॑ प्रथ॒मानि॑ व॒ज्री । अह॒न्नहि॒मन्व॒पस्त॑तर्द॒ प्र व॒क्षणा॑ अभिन॒त्पर्व॑तानाम् ॥
इन्द्रस्य नु वीर्याणि प्र वोचं यानि चकार प्रथमानि वज्री । अहन्नहिमन्वपस्ततर्द प्र वक्षणा अभिनत्पर्वतानाम् ॥
indrasya nu vīryāṇi pra vocaṃ yāni cakāra prathamāni vajrī | ahann ahim anv apas tatarda pra vakṣaṇā abhinat parvatānām ||
English translation:
“I declare the former valorous deeds of Indra, which the thunderer has achieved; he clove the cloud; he cast the waters down (to earth); he broke (a way) for the torrents of the mountain.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Vṛtra, also called Ahi, is alluded to as condensed accusative ulation of vapour figuratively shut up or obstructed by a cloud; Indra, with his thunderbolt or atmospheric prowess divides up the augmented mass yielding a vent for the rain to descend on the earth and moisten the fields
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): hiraṇyastūpa āṅgirasaḥ [hiraṇyastūpa āṅgirasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्र॑स्य । नु । वी॒र्या॑णि । प्र । वो॒च॒म् । यानि॑ । च॒कार॑ । प्र॒थ॒मानि॑ । व॒ज्री । अह॑न् । अहि॑म् । अनु॑ । अ॒पः । त॒त॒र्द॒ । प्र । व॒क्षणा॑आः॑ । अ॒भि॒न॒त् । पर्व॑तानाम् ॥
इन्द्रस्य । नु । वीर्याणि । प्र । वोचम् । यानि । चकार । प्रथमानि । वज्री । अहन् । अहिम् । अनु । अपः । ततर्द । प्र । वक्षणाआः । अभिनत् । पर्वतानाम् ॥
indrasya | nu | vīryāṇi | pra | vocam | yāni | cakāra | prathamāni | vajrī | ahan | ahim | anu | apaḥ | tatarda | pra | vakṣaṇāāḥ | abhinat | parvatānām
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.32.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
“now; already.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“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], accusative, plural, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“first; prathama [word]; third; young; chief(a); best; antecedent.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; vajra; Euphorbia neriifolia L.; abhra; Buddha.”
[verb], singular, Root aorist (Ind.)
“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“snake; lead; nāga; Nāga; ahi [word]; Vṛtra.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“abdomen; udder; inside.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“break; incise; burst; divide; cut; cleave; destroy; cure; disturb; lance; break; distinguish; disclose; pierce; tear; separate; transgress; break open; scratch; penetrate; sever; bribe; grind; betray; fester; strike.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“mountain; Parvata; parvata [word]; Parvata; Parvata; rock; height.”