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 4.32.3

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

द॒भ्रेभि॑श्चि॒च्छशी॑यांसं॒ हंसि॒ व्राध॑न्त॒मोज॑सा । सखि॑भि॒र्ये त्वे सचा॑ ॥
दभ्रेभिश्चिच्छशीयांसं हंसि व्राधन्तमोजसा । सखिभिर्ये त्वे सचा ॥
dabhrebhiś cic chaśīyāṃsaṃ haṃsi vrādhantam ojasā | sakhibhir ye tve sacā ||

English translation:

“You destroy by your might the fierce assailing foe, associated with the humble friends who are along with you.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

द॒भ्रेभिः॑ । चि॒त् । शशी॑यांसम् । हंसि॑ । व्राध॑न्तम् । ओज॑सा । सखि॑ऽभिः । ये । त्वे इति॑ । सचा॑ ॥
दभ्रेभिः । चित् । शशीयांसम् । हंसि । व्राधन्तम् । ओजसा । सखिभिः । ये । त्वे इति । सचा ॥
dabhrebhiḥ | cit | śaśīyāṃsam | haṃsi | vrādhantam | ojasā | sakhi-bhiḥ | ye | tve iti | sacā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 4.32.3 English analysis of grammar]

dabhrebhiś < dabhrebhiḥ < dabhra

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“few; little(a); deficient.”

cicchaśīyāṃsaṃ < cit

[adverb]

“even; indeed.”

cicchaśīyāṃsaṃ < śaśīyāṃsam < śaśīyas

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

haṃsi < han

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.”

vrādhantam < vrādh

[verb noun], accusative, singular

ojasā < ojas

[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter

“strength; power; ojas; ojas [word]; potency; might.”

sakhibhir < sakhibhiḥ < sakhi

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“friend; companion; sakhi [word].”

ye < yad

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

tve < tvad

[noun], locative, singular

“you.”

sacā

[adverb]

“jointly.”

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