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 4.21.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स्थू॒रस्य॑ रा॒यो बृ॑ह॒तो य ईशे॒ तमु॑ ष्टवाम वि॒दथे॒ष्विन्द्र॑म् । यो वा॒युना॒ जय॑ति॒ गोम॑तीषु॒ प्र धृ॑ष्णु॒या नय॑ति॒ वस्यो॒ अच्छ॑ ॥
स्थूरस्य रायो बृहतो य ईशे तमु ष्टवाम विदथेष्विन्द्रम् । यो वायुना जयति गोमतीषु प्र धृष्णुया नयति वस्यो अच्छ ॥
sthūrasya rāyo bṛhato ya īśe tam u ṣṭavāma vidatheṣv indram | yo vāyunā jayati gomatīṣu pra dhṛṣṇuyā nayati vasyo accha ||
English translation:
“We glorify, in solemn rites, this Indra who rules over substantial, abundant riches; who by his prowess is victor over (hostile) hosts; who by his munificence brings excellent (wealth) to the presence (of his worshippers).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स्थू॒रस्य॑ । रा॒यः । बृ॒ह॒तः । यः । ईशे॑ । तम् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । स्त॒वा॒म॒ । वि॒दथे॑षु । इन्द्र॑म् । यः । वा॒युना॑ । जय॑ति । गोऽम॑तीषु । प्र । धृ॒ष्णु॒ऽया । नय॑ति । वस्यः॑ । अच्छ॑ ॥
स्थूरस्य । रायः । बृहतः । यः । ईशे । तम् । ऊँ इति । स्तवाम । विदथेषु । इन्द्रम् । यः । वायुना । जयति । गोमतीषु । प्र । धृष्णुया । नयति । वस्यः । अच्छ ॥
sthūrasya | rāyaḥ | bṛhataḥ | yaḥ | īśe | tam | oṃ iti | stavāma | vidatheṣu | indram | yaḥ | vāyunā | jayati | go--matīṣu | pra | dhṛṣṇu-yā | nayati | vasyaḥ | accha
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.21.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“large; portly; fleshy.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“govern; command; master; dominate; can; reign; control; own.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[verb], plural, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[noun], locative, plural, neuter
“meeting; wisdom; council.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“wind; Vayu; vāta; prāṇa (coll.); air; air; fart; breath; northwest; draft; vāyu [word]; Vāyu; Marut.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”
[noun], locative, plural, feminine
“Gomatī; Gomatī; Gomatī; gorocanā; Devi.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[adverb]
“boldly.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“bring; lead; spend; decant; enter (a state); remove; take out; take away; enforce; marry; carry; fill into; bring; learn; go out; add.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“good fortune; well-being.”
[adverb]
“towards; accha [prefix].”