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 1.110.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऋ॒भुर्न॒ इन्द्र॒: शव॑सा॒ नवी॑यानृ॒भुर्वाजे॑भि॒र्वसु॑भि॒र्वसु॑र्द॒दिः । यु॒ष्माकं॑ देवा॒ अव॒साह॑नि प्रि॒ये॒३॒॑ऽभि ति॑ष्ठेम पृत्सु॒तीरसु॑न्वताम् ॥
ऋभुर्न इन्द्रः शवसा नवीयानृभुर्वाजेभिर्वसुभिर्वसुर्ददिः । युष्माकं देवा अवसाहनि प्रियेऽभि तिष्ठेम पृत्सुतीरसुन्वताम् ॥
ṛbhur na indraḥ śavasā navīyān ṛbhur vājebhir vasubhir vasur dadiḥ | yuṣmākaṃ devā avasāhani priye 'bhi tiṣṭhema pṛtsutīr asunvatām ||
English translation:
“The most excellent Ṛbhu is in strength our defender; Ṛbhu, through gifts of food and of wealth, is our asylum; may he bestow them upon us, Gods, through your protection; may we, upon a favourable occasion, overcome the hosts of those who offer no libations.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kutsaḥ āṅgirasaḥ [kutsa āṅgirasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ṛbhavaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऋ॒भुः । नः॒ । इन्द्रः॑ । शव॑सा॑ । नवी॑यान् । ऋ॒भुः । वाजे॑भिः । वसु॑ऽभिः । वसुः॑ । द॒दिः । यु॒ष्माक॑म् । देवाः॑ । अव॑सा । अह॑नि । प्रि॒ये । अ॒भि । ति॒ष्ठे॒म॒ । पृ॒त्सु॒तीः । असु॑न्वताम् ॥
ऋभुः । नः । इन्द्रः । शवसा । नवीयान् । ऋभुः । वाजेभिः । वसुभिः । वसुः । ददिः । युष्माकम् । देवाः । अवसा । अहनि । प्रिये । अभि । तिष्ठेम । पृत्सुतीः । असुन्वताम् ॥
ṛbhuḥ | naḥ | indraḥ | śavasā | navīyān | ṛbhuḥ | vājebhiḥ | vasu-bhiḥ | vasuḥ | dadiḥ | yuṣmākam | devāḥ | avasā | ahani | priye | abhi | tiṣṭhema | pṛtsutīḥ | asunvatām
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.110.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Ribhus.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“strength; power; superiority.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“new; fresh; up-to-the-minute.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Ribhus.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“Vasu; Vasu; eight; vas; audbhida; Deva; sun; pāṃśuja; Agni.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“good; good; benign; vasu [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“giving; big.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“aid; favor; protection.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“day; day; ahar [word]; day; day.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“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], accusative, plural, feminine
“battle.”
[adverb]
“not; akāra; a [taddhita]; a [word]; a; a.”
[verb noun], genitive, plural
“press out; su.”