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 4.31.12

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒स्माँ अ॑विड्ढि वि॒श्वहेन्द्र॑ रा॒या परी॑णसा । अ॒स्मान्विश्वा॑भिरू॒तिभि॑: ॥
अस्माँ अविड्ढि विश्वहेन्द्र राया परीणसा । अस्मान्विश्वाभिरूतिभिः ॥
asmām̐ aviḍḍhi viśvahendra rāyā parīṇasā | asmān viśvābhir ūtibhiḥ ||

English translation:

“Favour us, Indra, daily with infinite riches (protect) us with all protections.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒स्मान् । अ॒वि॒ड्ढि॒ । वि॒श्वऽहा॑ । इन्द्र॑ । रा॒या । परी॑णसा । अ॒स्मान् । विश्वा॑भिः । ऊ॒तिऽभिः॑ ॥
अस्मान् । अविड्ढि । विश्वहा । इन्द्र । राया । परीणसा । अस्मान् । विश्वाभिः । ऊतिभिः ॥
asmān | aviḍḍhi | viśva-hā | indra | rāyā | parīṇasā | asmān | viśvābhiḥ | ūti-bhiḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 4.31.12 English analysis of grammar]

asmāṃ < mad

[noun], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

aviḍḍhi < av

[verb], singular, Aorist imperative

“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”

viśvahendra < viśvahā

[adverb]

viśvahendra < indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

rāyā < rai

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”

parīṇasā < parīṇas

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“plenty.”

asmān < mad

[noun], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

viśvābhir < viśvābhiḥ < viśva

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

ūtibhiḥ < ūti

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“aid; favor; ūti [word].”

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