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 4.32.13
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यच्चि॒द्धि शश्व॑ता॒मसीन्द्र॒ साधा॑रण॒स्त्वम् । तं त्वा॑ व॒यं ह॑वामहे ॥
यच्चिद्धि शश्वतामसीन्द्र साधारणस्त्वम् । तं त्वा वयं हवामहे ॥
yac cid dhi śaśvatām asīndra sādhāraṇas tvam | taṃ tvā vayaṃ havāmahe ||
English translation:
“Although, Indra, you are the common property of (all) worshippers, we invoke you (such) as your are (for ourselves).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यत् । चि॒त् । हि । शश्व॑ताम् । असि॑ । इन्द्र॑ । साधा॑रणः । त्वम् । तम् । त्वा॒ । व॒यम् । हा॒वा॒म॒हे॒ ॥
यत् । चित् । हि । शश्वताम् । असि । इन्द्र । साधारणः । त्वम् । तम् । त्वा । वयम् । हावामहे ॥
yat | cit | hi | śaśvatām | asi | indra | sādhāraṇaḥ | tvam | tam | tvā | vayam | hāvāmahe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.32.13 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“all(a); each(a).”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“general; sādhāraṇa; common; average; general.”
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[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.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, plural
“I; mine.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“raise; call on; call; summon.”