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 2.12.15

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यः सु॑न्व॒ते पच॑ते दु॒ध्र आ चि॒द्वाजं॒ दर्द॑र्षि॒ स किला॑सि स॒त्यः । व॒यं त॑ इन्द्र वि॒श्वह॑ प्रि॒यास॑: सु॒वीरा॑सो वि॒दथ॒मा व॑देम ॥
यः सुन्वते पचते दुध्र आ चिद्वाजं दर्दर्षि स किलासि सत्यः । वयं त इन्द्र विश्वह प्रियासः सुवीरासो विदथमा वदेम ॥
yaḥ sunvate pacate dudhra ā cid vājaṃ dardarṣi sa kilāsi satyaḥ | vayaṃ ta indra viśvaha priyāsaḥ suvīrāso vidatham ā vadema ||

English translation:

Indra, who are difficult of approach; you, verily, are a true (benefactor), who bestows (abundant) food upon him who offers the libation, who prepares (the mixed curds and butter); may we, enjoying your favour, blessed with progeny, daily repeat (your praises) at the sacrifice.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यः । सु॒न्व॒ते । पच॑ते । दु॒ध्रः । आ । चि॒त् । वाज॑म् । दर्द॑र्षि । सः । किल॑ । अ॒सि॒ । स॒त्यः । व॒यम् । ते॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । वि॒श्वह॑ । प्रि॒यासः॑ । सु॒ऽवीरा॑सः । वि॒दथ॑म् । आ । व॒दे॒म॒ ॥
यः । सुन्वते । पचते । दुध्रः । आ । चित् । वाजम् । दर्दर्षि । सः । किल । असि । सत्यः । वयम् । ते । इन्द्र । विश्वह । प्रियासः । सुवीरासः । विदथम् । आ । वदेम ॥
yaḥ | sunvate | pacate | dudhraḥ | ā | cit | vājam | dardarṣi | saḥ | kila | asi | satyaḥ | vayam | te | indra | viśvaha | priyāsaḥ | su-vīrāsaḥ | vidatham | ā | vadema

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 2.12.15 English analysis of grammar]

yaḥ < yad

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

sunvate < su

[verb noun], dative, singular

“press out; su.”

pacate < pac

[verb noun], dative, singular

“heat; cook; digest; boil; ripen; fester; burn; boil; cauterize; fry; cook; suppurate; inflame.”

dudhra < dudhraḥ < dudhra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“obstinate.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

cid < cit

[adverb]

“even; indeed.”

vājaṃ < vājam < vāja

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”

dardarṣi < dardar < √dṛ

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“cleave.”

sa < tad

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

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

kilāsi < kila

[adverb]

“assuredly; indeed; kila [indecl.].”

kilāsi < asi < as

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

satyaḥ < satya

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“true; real; real; faithful; good.”

vayaṃ < vayam < mad

[noun], nominative, plural

“I; mine.”

ta < te < tvad

[noun], genitive, singular

“you.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

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

viśvaha

[adverb]

priyāsaḥ < priya

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”

suvīrāso < su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

suvīrāso < vīrāsaḥ < vīra

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“hero; man; Vīra; vīra; vīra [word]; Vīra.”

vidatham < vidatha

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“meeting; wisdom; council.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

vadema < vad

[verb], plural, Present optative

“describe; teach; speak; tell; say; call; name; enumerate; declare; diagnose; address; say; pronounce; express; instruct; order.”

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