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 2.11.12
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वे इ॒न्द्राप्य॑भूम॒ विप्रा॒ धियं॑ वनेम ऋत॒या सप॑न्तः । अ॒व॒स्यवो॑ धीमहि॒ प्रश॑स्तिं स॒द्यस्ते॑ रा॒यो दा॒वने॑ स्याम ॥
त्वे इन्द्राप्यभूम विप्रा धियं वनेम ऋतया सपन्तः । अवस्यवो धीमहि प्रशस्तिं सद्यस्ते रायो दावने स्याम ॥
tve indrāpy abhūma viprā dhiyaṃ vanema ṛtayā sapantaḥ | avasyavo dhīmahi praśastiṃ sadyas te rāyo dāvane syāma ||
English translation:
“May we, your pious (worshipper), abide in you; approaching you with devotion, may we enjoy (the reward of) our adoration; desirous of protection, we meditate your glorification; may we ever be (thought worthy) of the gift of your treasures.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛtpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वे इति॑ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । अपि॑ । अ॒भू॒म॒ । विप्राः॑ । धिय॑म् । व॒ने॒म॒ । ऋ॒त॒ऽया । सप॑न्तः । अ॒व॒स्यवः॑ । धी॒म॒हि॒ । प्रऽश॑स्तिम् । स॒द्यः । ते॒ । रा॒यः । दा॒वने॑ । स्या॒म॒ ॥
त्वे इति । इन्द्र । अपि । अभूम । विप्राः । धियम् । वनेम । ऋतया । सपन्तः । अवस्यवः । धीमहि । प्रशस्तिम् । सद्यः । ते । रायः । दावने । स्याम ॥
tve iti | indra | api | abhūma | viprāḥ | dhiyam | vanema | ṛta-yā | sapantaḥ | avasyavaḥ | dhīmahi | pra-śastim | sadyaḥ | te | rāyaḥ | dāvane | syāma
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.11.12 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], locative, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
“besides; even; surely; though; furthermore; among; contrastingly; assuredly.”
[verb], plural, Root aorist (Ind.)
“become; be; originate; transform; happen; result; exist; be born; be; be; come to life; grow; elapse; come to mind; thrive; become; impend; show; conceive; understand; stand; constitute; serve; apply; behave.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Brahmin; poet; singer; priest; guru; Vipra.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“intelligence; prayer; mind; insight; idea; hymn; purpose; art; knowledge.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“obtain; gain; desire; get; like; love; overcome.”
[adverb]
[verb noun], nominative, plural
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“seeking protection; helpless.”
[verb], plural, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“announcement; praise; respect.”
[adverb]
“immediately; just; daily; sadyas [word].”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”
[verb noun]
“give; add; perform; put; administer; fill into; give; ignite; put on; offer; use; fuel; pour; grant; feed; teach; construct; insert; drip; wrap; pay; hand over; lend; inflict; concentrate; sacrifice; splint; poultice; create.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”