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 4.25.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
को अ॒द्य नर्यो॑ दे॒वका॑म उ॒शन्निन्द्र॑स्य स॒ख्यं जु॑जोष । को वा॑ म॒हेऽव॑से॒ पार्या॑य॒ समि॑द्धे अ॒ग्नौ सु॒तसो॑म ईट्टे ॥
को अद्य नर्यो देवकाम उशन्निन्द्रस्य सख्यं जुजोष । को वा महेऽवसे पार्याय समिद्धे अग्नौ सुतसोम ईट्टे ॥
ko adya naryo devakāma uśann indrasya sakhyaṃ jujoṣa | ko vā mahe 'vase pāryāya samiddhe agnau sutasoma īṭṭe ||
English translation:
“What friend of man, or worshipper of the gods, deserving the friendship of Indra, has today enjoyed (it)? or what offerer of the libation on the kindled fire praises him (sufficiently) for his great and unbounded protection?”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛtpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
कः । अ॒द्य । नर्यः॑ । दे॒वऽका॑मः । उ॒शन् । इन्द्र॑स्य । स॒ख्यम् । जु॒जो॒ष॒ । कः । वा॒ । म॒हे । अव॑से । पार्या॑य । सम्ऽइ॑द्धे । अ॒ग्नौ । सु॒तऽसो॑मः । ई॒ट्टे॒ ॥
कः । अद्य । नर्यः । देवकामः । उशन् । इन्द्रस्य । सख्यम् । जुजोष । कः । वा । महे । अवसे । पार्याय । सम्इद्धे । अग्नौ । सुतसोमः । ईट्टे ॥
kaḥ | adya | naryaḥ | deva-kāmaḥ | uśan | indrasya | sakhyam | jujoṣa | kaḥ | vā | mahe | avase | pāryāya | sam-iddhe | agnau | suta-somaḥ | īṭe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.25.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“what; who; ka [pronoun].”
[adverb]
“now; today; then; nowadays; adya [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“manly; heroic; powerful; male; human.”
[noun], masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“wish; desire; sexual love; sexual desire; desire; Kama; sensuality; love; purpose; sexual arousal; pleasure; enjoyment; licentiousness; kāma [word]; sexual intercourse; thorn apple; wish.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“desire; agree; call; care; like; love.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“friendship; aid; company.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“what; who; ka [pronoun].”
[adverb]
“or; optionally; either.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“aid; favor; protection.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“critical; decisive.”
[verb noun], locative, singular
“kindle; blaze.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[verb noun]
“press out; su.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“praise; invite; raise.”