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 4.36.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स वा॒ज्यर्वा॒ स ऋषि॑र्वच॒स्यया॒ स शूरो॒ अस्ता॒ पृत॑नासु दु॒ष्टर॑: । स रा॒यस्पोषं॒ स सु॒वीर्यं॑ दधे॒ यं वाजो॒ विभ्वाँ॑ ऋ॒भवो॒ यमावि॑षुः ॥
स वाज्यर्वा स ऋषिर्वचस्यया स शूरो अस्ता पृतनासु दुष्टरः । स रायस्पोषं स सुवीर्यं दधे यं वाजो विभ्वाँ ऋभवो यमाविषुः ॥
sa vājy arvā sa ṛṣir vacasyayā sa śūro astā pṛtanāsu duṣṭaraḥ | sa rāyas poṣaṃ sa suvīryaṃ dadhe yaṃ vājo vibhvām̐ ṛbhavo yam āviṣuḥ ||
English translation:
“He is vigorous and skilled in war, he is a ṛṣi worthy of homage, he is a hero, the discomfiter of foes, invincible in battles, he is possessed of ample wealth, and (is blessed) with excellent posterity, whom Vāja and Vibhvan, whom the Ṛbhus protect.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ṛbhavaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): svarāṭtriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सः । वा॒जी । अर्वा॑ । सः । ऋषिः॑ । व॒च॒स्यया॑ । सः । शूरः॑ । अस्ता॑ । पृत॑नासु । दु॒स्तरः॑ । सः । रा॒यः । पोष॑म् । सः । सु॒ऽवीर्य॑म् । दधे॑ । यम् । वाजः॑ । विऽभ्वा॑ । ऋ॒भवः॑ । यम् । आवि॑षुः ॥
सः । वाजी । अर्वा । सः । ऋषिः । वचस्यया । सः । शूरः । अस्ता । पृतनासु । दुस्तरः । सः । रायः । पोषम् । सः । सुवीर्यम् । दधे । यम् । वाजः । विभ्वा । ऋभवः । यम् । आविषुः ॥
saḥ | vājī | arvā | saḥ | ṛṣiḥ | vacasyayā | saḥ | śūraḥ | astā | pṛtanāsu | dustaraḥ | saḥ | rāyaḥ | poṣam | saḥ | su-vīryam | dadhe | yam | vājaḥ | vi-bhvā | ṛbhavaḥ | yam | āviṣuḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.36.6 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, 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], nominative, singular, masculine
“victorious; triumphant; strong; gainful.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“horse; arvan [word]; racehorse.”
[noun], nominative, 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], nominative, singular, masculine
“Ṛṣi; spiritual teacher; ascetic; Mantra.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“eloquence.”
[noun], nominative, 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], nominative, singular, masculine
“hero; cock; śūra; Śūra; Vatica robusta; Plumbago zeylanica; warrior; hero; attacker; lentil; wild boar; lion; dog.”
[verb], singular, periphrast. future
“shoot; remove.”
[noun], locative, plural, feminine
“army; battle; pṛtanā [word]; pṛtanā.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“incomparable; irresistible; unbearable; unconquerable.”
[noun], nominative, 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], genitive, singular, masculine
“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“prosperity; poṣa [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Vibhvan.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Ribhus.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], plural, Athematic is aor. (Ind.)
“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”