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 2.15.9

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

स्वप्ने॑ना॒भ्युप्या॒ चुमु॑रिं॒ धुनिं॑ च ज॒घन्थ॒ दस्युं॒ प्र द॒भीति॑मावः । र॒म्भी चि॒दत्र॑ विविदे॒ हिर॑ण्यं॒ सोम॑स्य॒ ता मद॒ इन्द्र॑श्चकार ॥
स्वप्नेनाभ्युप्या चुमुरिं धुनिं च जघन्थ दस्युं प्र दभीतिमावः । रम्भी चिदत्र विविदे हिरण्यं सोमस्य ता मद इन्द्रश्चकार ॥
svapnenābhyupyā cumuriṃ dhuniṃ ca jaghantha dasyum pra dabhītim āvaḥ | rambhī cid atra vivide hiraṇyaṃ somasya tā mada indraś cakāra ||

English translation:

“You have slain the Dasyus Cumuri and Dhuni, having cast them into (profound) sleep; you have protected Dabhīti, while his chamberlain gained in that (contest) the gold (of the asuras); in the exhilaration of the Soma, Indra has done these (deeds).”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

His chamberlain: rambhī cid atra vivide hiraṇyam: rambhī = vetradhārī, staff bearer; or, dauvārika, porter or door-keeper

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

स्वप्ने॑न । अ॒भि॒ऽउप्य॑ । चुमु॑रिम् । धुनि॑म् । च॒ । ज॒घन्थ॑ । दस्यु॑म् । प्र । द॒भीति॑म् । आ॒वः॒ । र॒म्भी । चि॒त् । अत्र॑ । वि॒वि॒दे॒ । हिर॑ण्यम् । सोम॑स्य । ता । मदे॑ । इन्द्रः॑ । च॒का॒र॒ ॥
स्वप्नेन । अभिउप्य । चुमुरिम् । धुनिम् । च । जघन्थ । दस्युम् । प्र । दभीतिम् । आवः । रम्भी । चित् । अत्र । विविदे । हिरण्यम् । सोमस्य । ता । मदे । इन्द्रः । चकार ॥
svapnena | abhi-upya | cumurim | dhunim | ca | jaghantha | dasyum | pra | dabhītim | āvaḥ | rambhī | cit | atra | vivide | hiraṇyam | somasya | tā | made | indraḥ | cakāra

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 2.15.9 English analysis of grammar]

svapnenābhyupyā < svapnena < svapna

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“dream; sleep.”

svapnenābhyupyā < abhyupya < abhivap < √vap

[verb noun]

cumuriṃ < cumurim < cumuri

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

dhuniṃ < dhunim < dhuni

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

jaghantha < han

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.”

dasyum < dasyu

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“savage; outcast; mugger.”

pra

[adverb]

“towards; ahead.”

dabhītim < dabhīti

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“Dabhīti.”

āvaḥ < av

[verb], singular, Imperfect

“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”

rambhī < rambhin

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

cid < cit

[adverb]

“even; indeed.”

atra

[adverb]

“now; there; then; then; there; here; here; in the following; alternatively; now.”

vivide < vid

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“find; detect; marry; get; think.”

hiraṇyaṃ < hiraṇyam < hiraṇya

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“gold; jewelry; hiraṇya [word]; gold.”

somasya < soma

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

< tad

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

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

mada < made < mada

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”

indraś < indraḥ < indra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

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

cakāra < kṛ

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“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.”

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