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 1.102.3

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

तं स्मा॒ रथं॑ मघव॒न्प्राव॑ सा॒तये॒ जैत्रं॒ यं ते॑ अनु॒मदा॑म संग॒मे । आ॒जा न॑ इन्द्र॒ मन॑सा पुरुष्टुत त्वा॒यद्भ्यो॑ मघव॒ञ्छर्म॑ यच्छ नः ॥
तं स्मा रथं मघवन्प्राव सातये जैत्रं यं ते अनुमदाम संगमे । आजा न इन्द्र मनसा पुरुष्टुत त्वायद्भ्यो मघवञ्छर्म यच्छ नः ॥
taṃ smā ratham maghavan prāva sātaye jaitraṃ yaṃ te anumadāma saṃgame | ājā na indra manasā puruṣṭuta tvāyadbhyo maghavañ charma yaccha naḥ ||

English translation:

Maghavan, despatch your chariot to bring us wealth; that victorious car which, Indra, who are much praised by us in time of war, we rejoice to behold in battle; do you, Maghavan, grant happiness to those who are devoted to you. ”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kutsaḥ āṅgirasaḥ [kutsa āṅgirasa];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛjjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

तम् । स्म॒ । रथ॑म् । म॒घ॒ऽव॒न् । प्र । अव॑ । सा॒तये॑ । जैत्र॑म् । यम् । ते॒ । अ॒नु॒ऽमदा॑म । स॒म्ऽग॒मे । आ॒जा । नः॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । मन॑सा । पु॒रु॒ऽस्तु॒त॒ । त्वा॒यत्ऽभ्यः॑ । म॒घ॒ऽव॒न् । शर्म॑ । य॒च्छ॒ । नः॒ ॥
तम् । स्म । रथम् । मघवन् । प्र । अव । सातये । जैत्रम् । यम् । ते । अनुमदाम । सम्गमे । आजा । नः । इन्द्र । मनसा । पुरुस्तुत । त्वायत्भ्यः । मघवन् । शर्म । यच्छ । नः ॥
tam | sma | ratham | magha-van | pra | ava | sātaye | jaitram | yam | te | anu-madāma | sam-game | ājā | naḥ | indra | manasā | puru-stuta | tvāyat-bhyaḥ | magha-van | śamar | yaccha | naḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.102.3 English analysis of grammar]

taṃ < tam < tad

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

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

smā < sma

[adverb]

ratham < ratha

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“chariot; warrior; ratha [word]; Dalbergia oojeinensis; rattan.”

maghavan

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; maghavan [word].”

prāva < prāv < √av

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“help; promote.”

sātaye < sāti

[noun], dative, singular, feminine

“victory; acquisition; contest.”

jaitraṃ < jaitram < jaitra

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

yaṃ < yam < yad

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

te < tad

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

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

anumadāma < anumad < √mad

[verb], plural, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)

“praise; cheer; applaud.”

saṃgame < saṃgama

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“confluence; sexual intercourse; contact; meeting; association; battle; harmony; rendezvous; coupling; sexual activity.”

ājā < āji

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“battle; fight; contest; āji [word]; combat.”

na < naḥ < mad

[noun], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

manasā < manas

[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter

“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”

puruṣṭuta

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; Vishnu; Agni.”

tvāyadbhyo < tvāyadbhyaḥ < tvāyat

[noun], dative, plural, masculine

maghavañcharma < maghavan

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; maghavan [word].”

maghavañcharma < śarma < śarman

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“protection; protective covering; refuge; joy.”

yaccha < yam

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“concentrate; grant; restrain; cause; control; offer; cover; raise.”

naḥ < mad

[noun], dative, plural

“I; mine.”

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