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 5.32.9
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
को अ॑स्य॒ शुष्मं॒ तवि॑षीं वरात॒ एको॒ धना॑ भरते॒ अप्र॑तीतः । इ॒मे चि॑दस्य॒ ज्रय॑सो॒ नु दे॒वी इन्द्र॒स्यौज॑सो भि॒यसा॑ जिहाते ॥
को अस्य शुष्मं तविषीं वरात एको धना भरते अप्रतीतः । इमे चिदस्य ज्रयसो नु देवी इन्द्रस्यौजसो भियसा जिहाते ॥
ko asya śuṣmaṃ taviṣīṃ varāta eko dhanā bharate apratītaḥ | ime cid asya jrayaso nu devī indrasyaujaso bhiyasā jihāte ||
English translation:
“Who may resist the withering might of that Indra; he, single and irresistible, carries off the riches (of the enemy); these two divine (beings, heaven and earth), proceed swiftly through fear of the strength of the quick-moving Indra.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gāturātreyaḥ [gāturātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
कः । अ॒स्य॒ । शुष्म॑म् । तवि॑षीम् । व॒रा॒ते॒ । एकः॑ । धना॑ । भ॒र॒ते॒ । अप्र॑तिऽइतः । इ॒मे । चि॒त् । अ॒स्य॒ । ज्रय॑सः । नु । दे॒वी इति॑ । इन्द्र॑स्य । ओज॑सः । भि॒यसा॑ । जि॒हा॒ते॒ इति॑ ॥
कः । अस्य । शुष्मम् । तविषीम् । वराते । एकः । धना । भरते । अप्रतिइतः । इमे । चित् । अस्य । ज्रयसः । नु । देवी इति । इन्द्रस्य । ओजसः । भियसा । जिहाते इति ॥
kaḥ | asya | śuṣmam | taviṣīm | varāte | ekaḥ | dhanā | bharate | aprati-itaḥ | ime | cit | asya | jrayasaḥ | nu | devī iti | indrasya | ojasaḥ | bhiyasā | jihāteiti
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.32.9 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“what; who; ka [pronoun].”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“vigor; energy; fire; hiss; courage.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“strength; power.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“surround; accompany; cover; cover; obstruct; check; spread; envelop.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“wealth; property; money; treasure; prize; dhana [word]; valuable; dhan; capital; fight.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“irresistible.”
[noun], nominative, dual, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“expanse; area.”
[adverb]
“now; already.”
[noun], nominative, dual, feminine
“Parvati; queen; goddess; Devi.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“strength; power; ojas; ojas [word]; potency; might.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“fear.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“move over; yield; give way.”