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 4.31.13
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒स्मभ्यं॒ ताँ अपा॑ वृधि व्र॒जाँ अस्ते॑व॒ गोम॑तः । नवा॑भिरिन्द्रो॒तिभि॑: ॥
अस्मभ्यं ताँ अपा वृधि व्रजाँ अस्तेव गोमतः । नवाभिरिन्द्रोतिभिः ॥
asmabhyaṃ tām̐ apā vṛdhi vrajām̐ asteva gomataḥ | navābhir indrotibhiḥ ||
English translation:
“With fresh protections, Indra, like a warrior, open for us those pastures filled with cattle.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒स्मभ्य॑म् । तान् । अप॑ । वृ॒धि॒ । व्र॒जान् । अस्ता॑ऽइव । गोऽम॑तः । नवा॑भिः । इ॒न्द्र॒ । ऊ॒तिऽभिः॑ ॥
अस्मभ्यम् । तान् । अप । वृधि । व्रजान् । अस्ताइव । गोमतः । नवाभिः । इन्द्र । ऊतिभिः ॥
asmabhyam | tān | apa | vṛdhi | vrajān | astāiva | go--mataḥ | navābhiḥ | indra | ūti-bhiḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.31.13 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
“away.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“surround; accompany; cover; cover; obstruct; check; spread; envelop.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“cow pen; Vraja; battalion; Vraja; Vraja; vraja [word]; vraj; herd; flock; group.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“archer; shot.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“rich in cattle; bovine.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“new; fresh; young; matutinal; recent; nava [word]; modern; fresh.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“aid; favor; ūti [word].”