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 1.38.11
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
मरु॑तो वीळुपा॒णिभि॑श्चि॒त्रा रोध॑स्वती॒रनु॑ । या॒तेमखि॑द्रयामभिः ॥
मरुतो वीळुपाणिभिश्चित्रा रोधस्वतीरनु । यातेमखिद्रयामभिः ॥
maruto vīḻupāṇibhiś citrā rodhasvatīr anu | yātem akhidrayāmabhiḥ ||
English translation:
“Maruts, with strong hands, come along the beautifully-embanked rivers, with obstructed progress.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kaṇvo ghauraḥ [kaṇva ghaura];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūtaḥ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
मरु॑तः । वी॒ळु॒पा॒णिऽभिः॑ । चि॒त्राः । रोध॑स्वतीः । अनु॑ । या॒त । ई॒म् । अखि॑द्रयामऽभिः ॥
मरुतः । वीळुपाणिभिः । चित्राः । रोधस्वतीः । अनु । यात । ईम् । अखिद्रयामभिः ॥
marutaḥ | vīḷupāṇi-bhiḥ | citrāḥ | rodhasvatīḥ | anu | yāta | īm | akhidrayāma-bhiḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.38.11 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“Marut; vāta; wind; Vayu.”
[noun]
“hard; firm.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“hand; hoof; pāṇi [word].”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“manifold; extraordinary; beautiful; divers(a); varicolored; bright; bright; bright; outstanding; agitated; aglitter(p); brilliant; painted; obvious; patched; bizarre.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”
[adverb]
[noun]
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“expedition; path; expedition; arrival.”