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 2.11.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स्तवा॒ नु त॑ इन्द्र पू॒र्व्या म॒हान्यु॒त स्त॑वाम॒ नूत॑ना कृ॒तानि॑ । स्तवा॒ वज्रं॑ बा॒ह्वोरु॒शन्तं॒ स्तवा॒ हरी॒ सूर्य॑स्य के॒तू ॥
स्तवा नु त इन्द्र पूर्व्या महान्युत स्तवाम नूतना कृतानि । स्तवा वज्रं बाह्वोरुशन्तं स्तवा हरी सूर्यस्य केतू ॥
stavā nu ta indra pūrvyā mahāny uta stavāma nūtanā kṛtāni | stavā vajram bāhvor uśantaṃ stavā harī sūryasya ketū ||
English translation:
“We glorify, Indra, your mighty (deeds) of old; we glorify your (more) recent exploits; we praise the thunderbolt shining in your arms, and we celebrate the horses, the signs of (Indra as) the sun.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
The sing of (Indra as) the sun: hari s_ryasya ketu, the two horses the signs of the sun;
Sūrya = instrumental gator or heroic, suṣṭu prerakasya; or, su-vīryasya, as indicating Indra; or, Indra is identified with Sūrya, sūryātmanaḥ indrasya
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛtpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स्तव॑ । नु । ते॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । पू॒र्व्या । म॒हानि॑ । उ॒त । स्त॒वा॒म॒ । नूत॑ना । कृ॒तानि॑ । स्तव॑ । वज्र॑म् । बा॒ह्वोः । उ॒शन्त॑म् । स्तव॑ । हरी॒ इति॑ । सूर्य॑स्य । के॒तू इति॑ ॥
स्तव । नु । ते । इन्द्र । पूर्व्या । महानि । उत । स्तवाम । नूतना । कृतानि । स्तव । वज्रम् । बाह्वोः । उशन्तम् । स्तव । हरी इति । सूर्यस्य । केतू इति ॥
stava | nu | te | indra | pūrvyā | mahāni | uta | stavāma | nūtanā | kṛtāni | stava | vajram | bāhvoḥ | uśantam | stava | harī iti | sūryasya | ketū iti
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.11.6 English analysis of grammar]
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[adverb]
“now; already.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“first; precedent; age-old; excellent; former(a).”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[verb], plural, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“new; fresh; recent; contemporary; present(a); first.”
[verb noun], accusative, plural
“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.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“vajra; Vajra; vajra; vajra; lightning; abhra; vajramūṣā; diamond; vajra [word]; vajrakapāṭa; vajra; vaikrānta.”
[noun], locative, dual, masculine
“arm; bāhu [word]; elbow; forefoot.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“desire; agree; call; care; like; love.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“Vishnu; monkey; Krishna; horse; lion; Indra; Hari; Surya; Hari; haritāla; Hari; snake; frog.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“sun; Surya; sūrya [word]; right nostril; twelve; Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sūryakānta; sunlight; best.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“banner; ketu; sunbeam; enemy; sign; Premna spinosa Roxb.; comet; signal; signal; luminosity.”