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 1.94.11
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अध॑ स्व॒नादु॒त बि॑भ्युः पत॒त्रिणो॑ द्र॒प्सा यत्ते॑ यव॒सादो॒ व्यस्थि॑रन् । सु॒गं तत्ते॑ ताव॒केभ्यो॒ रथे॒भ्योऽग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ॥
अध स्वनादुत बिभ्युः पतत्रिणो द्रप्सा यत्ते यवसादो व्यस्थिरन् । सुगं तत्ते तावकेभ्यो रथेभ्योऽग्ने सख्ये मा रिषामा वयं तव ॥
adha svanād uta bibhyuḥ patatriṇo drapsā yat te yavasādo vy asthiran | sugaṃ tat te tāvakebhyo rathebhyo 'gne sakhye mā riṣāmā vayaṃ tava ||
English translation:
“At your roaring, even the birds are terrified; when your flames consuming the grass, have spread in all directions, (the wood) is easy of access to you and to your chariots; let us not, Agni, suffer injury through your friendship.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kutsaḥ āṅgirasaḥ [kutsa āṅgirasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): bhuriktriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अध॑ । स्व॒नात् । उ॒त । बि॒भ्युः॒ । प॒त॒त्रिणः॑ । द्र॒प्सा । यत् । ते॒ । य॒व॒स॒ऽअदः॑ । वि । अस्थि॑रन् । सु॒ऽगम् । तत् । ते॒ । ता॒व॒केभ्यः॑ । र॒थे॒भ्यः । अग्ने॑ । स॒ख्ये । मा । रि॒षा॒म॒ । व॒यम् । तव॑ ॥
अध । स्वनात् । उत । बिभ्युः । पतत्रिणः । द्रप्सा । यत् । ते । यवसअदः । वि । अस्थिरन् । सुगम् । तत् । ते । तावकेभ्यः । रथेभ्यः । अग्ने । सख्ये । मा । रिषाम । वयम् । तव ॥
adha | svanāt | uta | bibhyuḥ | patatriṇaḥ | drapsā | yat | te | yavasa-adaḥ | vi | asthiran | su-gam | tat | te | tāvakebhyaḥ | rathebhyaḥ | agne | sakhye | mā | riṣāma | vayam | tava
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.94.11 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“then; and; therefore; now.”
[noun], ablative, singular, masculine
“noise; sound; svan.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“fear; fear.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“bird; arrow; horse.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“drop; banner.”
[adverb]
“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], plural, Root aorist (Ind.)
“stay; stand; situate; exist; [in]; resist; endure; put; soak; be; stop; adhere; get stale; concentrate; grow; trust; wake; consociate; last; dwell; lie; stand; stop.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], dative, plural, masculine
“your(a).”
[noun], dative, plural, masculine
“chariot; warrior; ratha [word]; Dalbergia oojeinensis; rattan.”
[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.”