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 1.64.13

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

प्र नू स मर्त॒: शव॑सा॒ जनाँ॒ अति॑ त॒स्थौ व॑ ऊ॒ती म॑रुतो॒ यमाव॑त । अर्व॑द्भि॒र्वाजं॑ भरते॒ धना॒ नृभि॑रा॒पृच्छ्यं॒ क्रतु॒मा क्षे॑ति॒ पुष्य॑ति ॥
प्र नू स मर्तः शवसा जनाँ अति तस्थौ व ऊती मरुतो यमावत । अर्वद्भिर्वाजं भरते धना नृभिरापृच्छ्यं क्रतुमा क्षेति पुष्यति ॥
pra nū sa martaḥ śavasā janām̐ ati tasthau va ūtī maruto yam āvata | arvadbhir vājam bharate dhanā nṛbhir āpṛcchyaṃ kratum ā kṣeti puṣyati ||

English translation:

“The man whom, Maruts, you defend with your protection, quickly surpasses all men in strength; with his horses he acquires food, and with his men, riches; he performs the required worship, and he prospers.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): nodhā gautamaḥ [nodhas gautama];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛjjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

प्र । नु । सः । मर्तः॑ । शव॑सा । जना॑न् । अति॑ । त॒स्थौ । वः॒ । ऊ॒ती । म॒रुतः॑ । यम् । आव॑त । अर्व॑त्ऽभिः॑ । वाज॑म् । भ॒र॒ते॒ । धना॑ । नृऽभिः॑ । आ॒ऽपृच्छ्य॑म् । क्रतु॑म् । आ । क्षे॒ति॒ । पुष्य॑ति ॥
प्र । नु । सः । मर्तः । शवसा । जनान् । अति । तस्थौ । वः । ऊती । मरुतः । यम् । आवत । अर्वत्भिः । वाजम् । भरते । धना । नृभिः । आपृच्छ्यम् । क्रतुम् । आ । क्षेति । पुष्यति ॥
pra | nu | saḥ | martaḥ | śavasā | janān | ati | tasthau | vaḥ | ūtī | marutaḥ | yam | āvata | arvat-bhiḥ | vājam | bharate | dhanā | nṛ-bhiḥ | āpṛcchyam | kratum | ā | kṣeti | puṣyati

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.64.13 English analysis of grammar]

pra

[adverb]

“towards; ahead.”

< nu

[adverb]

“now; already.”

sa < tad

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

martaḥ < marta

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“man.”

śavasā < śavas

[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter

“strength; power; superiority.”

janāṃ < jana

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“people; national; man; relative; jan; Janaloka; person; jana [word]; man; attendant; Jana; foreigner; inhabitant; group.”

ati

[adverb]

“very; excessively; beyond; excessively.”

tasthau < sthā

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“stay; stand; situate; exist; [in]; resist; endure; put; soak; be; stop; adhere; get stale; concentrate; grow; trust; wake; consociate; last; dwell; lie; stand; stop.”

va < vaḥ < tvad

[noun], genitive, plural

“you.”

ūtī < ūti

[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine

“aid; favor; ūti [word].”

maruto < marutaḥ < marut

[noun], vocative, plural, masculine

“Marut; vāta; wind; Vayu.”

yam < yad

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

āvata < av

[verb], plural, Imperfect

“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”

arvadbhir < arvadbhiḥ < arvant

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“horse.”

vājam < vāja

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”

bharate < bhṛ

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”

dhanā < dhana

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“wealth; property; money; treasure; prize; dhana [word]; valuable; dhan; capital; fight.”

nṛbhir < nṛbhiḥ < nṛ

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”

āpṛcchyaṃ < āpṛcchyam < āpṛcchya

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“āpṛcchya [word].”

kratum < kratu

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

kṣeti < kṣi

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“govern; inhabit; dwell; stay; predominate; bide; own.”

puṣyati < puṣ

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“boom; grow; promote; foster.”

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