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 1.33.13
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि सि॒ध्मो अ॑जिगादस्य॒ शत्रू॒न्वि ति॒ग्मेन॑ वृष॒भेणा॒ पुरो॑ऽभेत् । सं वज्रे॑णासृजद्वृ॒त्रमिन्द्र॒: प्र स्वां म॒तिम॑तिर॒च्छाश॑दानः ॥
अभि सिध्मो अजिगादस्य शत्रून्वि तिग्मेन वृषभेणा पुरोऽभेत् । सं वज्रेणासृजद्वृत्रमिन्द्रः प्र स्वां मतिमतिरच्छाशदानः ॥
abhi sidhmo ajigād asya śatrūn vi tigmena vṛṣabheṇā puro 'bhet | saṃ vajreṇāsṛjad vṛtram indraḥ pra svām matim atirac chāśadānaḥ ||
English translation:
“The weapon of Indra fell upon his adversaries; with his sharp and excellent (shaft) he destroyed their cities; he then reached Vṛtra with his thunderbolt, and (by) slaying him, exhilarated his mind.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): hiraṇyastūpa āṅgirasaḥ [hiraṇyastūpa āṅgirasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि । सि॒ध्मः । अ॒जि॒गा॒त् । अ॒स्य॒ । शत्रू॑न् । वि । ति॒ग्मेन॑ । वृ॒ष॒भेण॑ । पुरः॑ । अ॒भे॒त् । सम् । वज्रे॑ण । अ॒सृ॒ज॒त् । वृ॒त्रम् । इन्द्रः॑ । प्र । स्वाम् । म॒तिम् । अ॒ति॒र॒त् । शाश॑दानः ॥
अभि । सिध्मः । अजिगात् । अस्य । शत्रून् । वि । तिग्मेन । वृषभेण । पुरः । अभेत् । सम् । वज्रेण । असृजत् । वृत्रम् । इन्द्रः । प्र । स्वाम् । मतिम् । अतिरत् । शाशदानः ॥
abhi | sidhmaḥ | ajigāt | asya | śatrūn | vi | tigmena | vṛṣabheṇa | puraḥ | abhet | sam | vajreṇa | asṛjat | vṛtram | indraḥ | pra | svām | matim | atirat | śāśadānaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.33.13 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“go; enter (a state); arrive.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“enemy; foe; enemy; Asura.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“sharp; pointed; fiery.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“bull; Vṛṣabha; Vṛṣabha; best.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“fortress; pur [word]; town; purā [indecl.]; mahant.”
[verb], singular, Root aorist (Ind.)
“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.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“vajra; Vajra; vajra; vajra; lightning; abhra; vajramūṣā; diamond; vajra [word]; vajrakapāṭa; vajra; vaikrānta.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“create; shoot; discharge; free; cause; throw; emit; send; produce; use; be born; make.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Vṛtra; vṛtra [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“own(a); respective(a); akin(p); sva [word]; individual; present(a); independent.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“traverse; overcome; float; rescue; reach; satisfy.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“prevail.”