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 4.25.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
न तं जि॑नन्ति ब॒हवो॒ न द॒भ्रा उ॒र्व॑स्मा॒ अदि॑ति॒: शर्म॑ यंसत् । प्रि॒यः सु॒कृत्प्रि॒य इन्द्रे॑ मना॒युः प्रि॒यः सु॑प्रा॒वीः प्रि॒यो अ॑स्य सो॒मी ॥
न तं जिनन्ति बहवो न दभ्रा उर्वस्मा अदितिः शर्म यंसत् । प्रियः सुकृत्प्रिय इन्द्रे मनायुः प्रियः सुप्रावीः प्रियो अस्य सोमी ॥
na taṃ jinanti bahavo na dabhrā urv asmā aditiḥ śarma yaṃsat | priyaḥ sukṛt priya indre manāyuḥ priyaḥ suprāvīḥ priyo asya somī ||
English translation:
“Him neither many nor few can molest; may Aditi grant him infinite happiness; the performer of pious acts is dear (to Indra); dear to Indra is he whose mind is intent upon him; dear is he who approaches him with homage; dear to him is the offerer of the libation.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
न । तम् । जि॒न॒न्ति॒ । ब॒हवः॑ । न । द॒भ्राः । उ॒रु । अ॒स्मै॒ । अदि॑तिः । शर्म॑ । यं॒स॒त् । प्रि॒यः । सु॒ऽकृत् । प्रि॒यः । इन्द्रे॑ । म॒ना॒युः । प्रि॒यः । सु॒प्र॒ऽअ॒वीः । प्रि॒यः । अ॒स्य॒ । सो॒मी ॥
न । तम् । जिनन्ति । बहवः । न । दभ्राः । उरु । अस्मै । अदितिः । शर्म । यंसत् । प्रियः । सुकृत् । प्रियः । इन्द्रे । मनायुः । प्रियः । सुप्रअवीः । प्रियः । अस्य । सोमी ॥
na | tam | jinanti | bahavaḥ | na | dabhrāḥ | uru | asmai | aditiḥ | śarma | yaṃsat | priyaḥ | su-kṛt | priyaḥ | indre | manāyuḥ | priyaḥ | supra-avīḥ | priyaḥ | asya | somī
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.25.5 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[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.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“many; much(a); bahu [word]; abundant; long; large; abounding in(p); perennial.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“few; little(a); deficient.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“wide; broad; great; uru [word]; much(a); excellent.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Aditi; aditi [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“protection; protective covering; refuge; joy.”
[verb], singular, Aorist conj./subj.
“concentrate; grant; restrain; cause; control; offer; cover; raise.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“causing; making; performing; promotive; producing; doing; acting; writing; transforming; effecting.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“poetic; devoted.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine