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 4.20.9
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
कया॒ तच्छृ॑ण्वे॒ शच्या॒ शचि॑ष्ठो॒ यया॑ कृ॒णोति॒ मुहु॒ का चि॑दृ॒ष्वः । पु॒रु दा॒शुषे॒ विच॑यिष्ठो॒ अंहोऽथा॑ दधाति॒ द्रवि॑णं जरि॒त्रे ॥
कया तच्छृण्वे शच्या शचिष्ठो यया कृणोति मुहु का चिदृष्वः । पुरु दाशुषे विचयिष्ठो अंहोऽथा दधाति द्रविणं जरित्रे ॥
kayā tac chṛṇve śacyā śaciṣṭho yayā kṛṇoti muhu kā cid ṛṣvaḥ | puru dāśuṣe vicayiṣṭho aṃho 'thā dadhāti draviṇaṃ jaritre ||
English translation:
“By what wisdom is he who is most wise renowned by that wherewith the mighty Indra repeatedly does (great things); he is the especial effacer of the manifold sin of the worshipper, and bestows wealth upon his adorer.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): svarāṭpaṅkti;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
कया॑ । तत् । शृ॒ण्वे॒ । शच्या॑ । शचि॑ष्ठः । यया॑ । कृ॒णोति॑ । मुहु॑ । का । चि॒त् । दृ॒ष्वः । पु॒रु । दा॒शुषे॑ । विऽच॑यिष्ठः । अंहः॑ । अथ॑ । द॒धा॒ति॒ । द्रवि॑णम् । ज॒रि॒त्रे ॥
कया । तत् । शृण्वे । शच्या । शचिष्ठः । यया । कृणोति । मुहु । का । चित् । दृष्वः । पुरु । दाशुषे । विचयिष्ठः । अंहः । अथ । दधाति । द्रविणम् । जरित्रे ॥
kayā | tat | śṛṇve | śacyā | śaciṣṭhaḥ | yayā | kṛṇoti | muhu | kā | cit | dṛṣvaḥ | puru | dāśuṣe | vi-cayiṣṭhaḥ | aṃhaḥ | atha | dadhāti | draviṇam | jaritre
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.20.9 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“what; who; ka [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“listen; come to know; hear; hear; listen; study; heed; learn.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“Śacī; power; dexterity; ability; aid.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[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.”
[adverb]
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“what; who; ka [pronoun].”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“distinguished; high; noble; enormous.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“many; much(a); very.”
[verb noun], dative, singular
“sacrifice; give.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“trouble; sin.”
[adverb]
“now; then; furthermore; now; then.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“wealth; property; money; jewel.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“singer.”