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 4.17.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स॒त्रा सोमा॑ अभवन्नस्य॒ विश्वे॑ स॒त्रा मदा॑सो बृह॒तो मदि॑ष्ठाः । स॒त्राभ॑वो॒ वसु॑पति॒र्वसू॑नां॒ दत्रे॒ विश्वा॑ अधिथा इन्द्र कृ॒ष्टीः ॥
सत्रा सोमा अभवन्नस्य विश्वे सत्रा मदासो बृहतो मदिष्ठाः । सत्राभवो वसुपतिर्वसूनां दत्रे विश्वा अधिथा इन्द्र कृष्टीः ॥
satrā somā abhavann asya viśve satrā madāso bṛhato madiṣṭhāḥ | satrābhavo vasupatir vasūnāṃ datre viśvā adhithā indra kṛṣṭīḥ ||
English translation:
“Truly are all libations his, the inebriating draughts are truly most exhilarating to the mighty Indra; truly are you the lord of wealth, of (all sorts of) treasures; you, Indra, support all people by the gift (of riches).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स॒त्रा । सोमाः॑ । अ॒भ॒व॒न् । अ॒स्य॒ । विश्वे॑ । स॒त्रा । मदा॑सः । बृ॒ह॒तः । मदि॑ष्ठाः । स॒त्रा । अ॒भ॒वः॒ । वसु॑ऽपतिः । वसू॑नाम् । दत्रे॑ । विश्वाः॑ । अ॒धि॒थाः॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । कृ॒ष्टीः ॥
सत्रा । सोमाः । अभवन् । अस्य । विश्वे । सत्रा । मदासः । बृहतः । मदिष्ठाः । सत्रा । अभवः । वसुपतिः । वसूनाम् । दत्रे । विश्वाः । अधिथाः । इन्द्र । कृष्टीः ॥
satrā | somāḥ | abhavan | asya | viśve | satrā | madāsaḥ | bṛhataḥ | madiṣṭhāḥ | satrā | abhavaḥ | vasu-patiḥ | vasūnām | datre | viśvāḥ | adhithāḥ | indra | kṛṣṭīḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.17.6 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[verb], plural, Imperfect
“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], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[adverb]
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[adverb]
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“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], neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”
[noun], genitive, plural, neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“gift.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[verb], singular, Root aorist (Ind.)
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“people; citizenry.”