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 1.94.9
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
व॒धैर्दु॒:शंसाँ॒ अप॑ दू॒ढ्यो॑ जहि दू॒रे वा॒ ये अन्ति॑ वा॒ के चि॑द॒त्रिण॑: । अथा॑ य॒ज्ञाय॑ गृण॒ते सु॒गं कृ॒ध्यग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ॥
वधैर्दुःशंसाँ अप दूढ्यो जहि दूरे वा ये अन्ति वा के चिदत्रिणः । अथा यज्ञाय गृणते सुगं कृध्यग्ने सख्ये मा रिषामा वयं तव ॥
vadhair duḥśaṃsām̐ apa dūḍhyo jahi dūre vā ye anti vā ke cid atriṇaḥ | athā yajñāya gṛṇate sugaṃ kṛdhy agne sakhye mā riṣāmā vayaṃ tava ||
English translation:
“Overcome with your fatal (weapons) the wicked and the impious, all who are enemies, whether distant or near; and then provide an easy (path) for the sacrificer who praises you; let us not, Agni, suffer injury through your friendship.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kutsaḥ āṅgirasaḥ [kutsa āṅgirasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
व॒धैः । दुः॒ऽशंसा॑न् । अप॑ । दुः॒ऽध्यः॑ । ज॒हि॒ । दू॒रे । वा॒ । ये । अन्ति॑ । वा॒ । के । चि॒त् । अ॒त्रिणः॑ । अथ॑ । य॒ज्ञाय॑ । गृ॒ण॒ते॒ । सु॒ऽगम् । कृ॒धि॒ । अग्ने॑ । स॒ख्ये । मा । रि॒षा॒म॒ । व॒यम् । तव॑ ॥
वधैः । दुःशंसान् । अप । दुःध्यः । जहि । दूरे । वा । ये । अन्ति । वा । के । चित् । अत्रिणः । अथ । यज्ञाय । गृणते । सुगम् । कृधि । अग्ने । सख्ये । मा । रिषाम । वयम् । तव ॥
vadhaiḥ | duḥ-śaṃsān | apa | duḥ-dhyaḥ | jahi | dūre | vā | ye | anti | vā | ke | cit | atri ṇaḥ | atha | yajñāya | gṛṇate | su-gam | kṛdhi | agne | sakhye | mā | riṣāma | vayam | tava
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.94.9 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“killing; weapon; māraṇa; execution; destruction; vadh-; Vadha; dysfunction; punishment; kick.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“calumniatory; wicked.”
[adverb]
“away.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“malevolent.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“abandon; decrease; want; kill; deteriorate; get rid of; exclude; lose; avoid; remove; leave; abandon; neglect; leave; discard; apostatize; discontinue; weaken; abandon; assail; subtract; foreswear; pour away; withdraw; depart; reduce.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“distance; distance; farness.”
[adverb]
“or; optionally; either.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[adverb]
[adverb]
“or; optionally; either.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“any(a); some(a); some(a); some(a); some(a).”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Atrin; eater.”
[adverb]
“now; then; furthermore; now; then.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”
[verb noun], dative, singular
“praise.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“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], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“friendship; aid; company.”
[adverb]
“not.”
[verb], plural, Aorist conj./subj.
“suffer; harm.”
[noun], nominative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”