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 4.17.10
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒यं शृ॑ण्वे॒ अध॒ जय॑न्नु॒त घ्नन्न॒यमु॒त प्र कृ॑णुते यु॒धा गाः । य॒दा स॒त्यं कृ॑णु॒ते म॒न्युमिन्द्रो॒ विश्वं॑ दृ॒ळ्हं भ॑यत॒ एज॑दस्मात् ॥
अयं शृण्वे अध जयन्नुत घ्नन्नयमुत प्र कृणुते युधा गाः । यदा सत्यं कृणुते मन्युमिन्द्रो विश्वं दृळ्हं भयत एजदस्मात् ॥
ayaṃ śṛṇve adha jayann uta ghnann ayam uta pra kṛṇute yudhā gāḥ | yadā satyaṃ kṛṇute manyum indro viśvaṃ dṛḻham bhayata ejad asmāt ||
English translation:
“This (Indra), is renowned, whether conquering or slaying (his foes), or whether in conflict he recovers the cattle; when Indra truly entertains anger all that is stationary or moveable is in fear of him.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒यम् । शृ॒ण्वे॒ । अध॑ । जय॑न् । उ॒त । घ्नन् । अ॒यम् । उ॒त । प्र । कृ॒णु॒ते॒ । यु॒धा । गाः । य॒दा । स॒त्यम् । कृ॒णु॒ते । म॒न्युम् । इन्द्रः॑ । विश्व॑म् । दृ॒ळ्हम् । भ॒य॒ते॒ । एज॑त् । अ॒स्मा॒त् ॥
अयम् । शृण्वे । अध । जयन् । उत । घ्नन् । अयम् । उत । प्र । कृणुते । युधा । गाः । यदा । सत्यम् । कृणुते । मन्युम् । इन्द्रः । विश्वम् । दृळ्हम् । भयते । एजत् । अस्मात् ॥
ayam | śṛṇve | adha | jayan | uta | ghnan | ayam | uta | pra | kṛṇute | yudhā | gāḥ | yadā | satyam | kṛṇute | manyum | indraḥ | viśvam | dṛḷham | bhayate | ejat | asmāt
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.17.10 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“listen; come to know; hear; hear; listen; study; heed; learn.”
[adverb]
“then; and; therefore; now.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“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.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“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.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“battle; fight; war; combat.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“cow; cattle; go [word]; Earth; bull; floor; milk; beam; sunbeam; leather; hide; horn; language; bowstring; earth; ox; Svarga.”
[adverb]
“once [when]; if.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“true; real; real; faithful; good.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“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.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“anger; fury; rage; wrath.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“hard; intense; firm; fixed; resolute; mesomorphic; grim; dṛḍha [word]; rainproof; sturdy; shut; firm; insoluble; strong; tough; tight.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“fear; fear.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“move; stir; tremble; travel.”
[noun], ablative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”