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 5.57.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऋ॒ष्टयो॑ वो मरुतो॒ अंस॑यो॒रधि॒ सह॒ ओजो॑ बा॒ह्वोर्वो॒ बलं॑ हि॒तम् । नृ॒म्णा शी॒र्षस्वायु॑धा॒ रथे॑षु वो॒ विश्वा॑ व॒: श्रीरधि॑ त॒नूषु॑ पिपिशे ॥
ऋष्टयो वो मरुतो अंसयोरधि सह ओजो बाह्वोर्वो बलं हितम् । नृम्णा शीर्षस्वायुधा रथेषु वो विश्वा वः श्रीरधि तनूषु पिपिशे ॥
ṛṣṭayo vo maruto aṃsayor adhi saha ojo bāhvor vo balaṃ hitam | nṛmṇā śīrṣasv āyudhā ratheṣu vo viśvā vaḥ śrīr adhi tanūṣu pipiśe ||
English translation:
“Lances rest, Maruts, upon your shoulders; strength (of) foes-destroying power is seated in your arms; golden (tiaras) are on your heads, weapons are plural ced in your chariots, all glory is assembled in your limbs.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śyāvāśva ātreyaḥ [śyāvāśva ātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūtaḥ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऋ॒ष्टयः॑ । वः॒ । म॒रु॒तः॒ । अंस॑योः । अधि॑ । सहः॑ । ओजः॑ । बा॒ह्वोः । वः॒ । बल॑म् । हि॒तम् । नृ॒म्णा । शी॒र्षऽसु॑ । आयु॑धा । रथे॑षु । वः॒ । विश्वा॑ । वः॒ । श्रीः । अधि॑ । त॒नूषु॑ । पि॒पि॒शे॒ ॥
ऋष्टयः । वः । मरुतः । अंसयोः । अधि । सहः । ओजः । बाह्वोः । वः । बलम् । हितम् । नृम्णा । शीर्षसु । आयुधा । रथेषु । वः । विश्वा । वः । श्रीः । अधि । तनूषु । पिपिशे ॥
ṛṣṭayaḥ | vaḥ | marutaḥ | aṃsayoḥ | adhi | sahaḥ | ojaḥ | bāhvoḥ | vaḥ | balam | hitam | nṛmṇā | śīrṣa-su | āyudhā | ratheṣu | vaḥ | viśvā | vaḥ | śrīḥ | adhi | tanūṣu | pipiśe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.57.6 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“spear.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“Marut; vāta; wind; Vayu.”
[noun], locative, dual, masculine
“shoulder; aṃsa [word].”
[adverb]
“on; from; accordingly.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“force; strength; might; sahas [word]; conquest.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“strength; power; ojas; ojas [word]; potency; might.”
[noun], locative, dual, masculine
“arm; bāhu [word]; elbow; forefoot.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“strength; army; power; force; potency; vigor; Balarama; bala; violence; might; Shiva; bala [word]; myrrh; semen; reflex; bronze; influence; erection; potency; intensity.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], nominative, plural, neuter
“manhood; power.”
[noun], locative, plural, neuter
“head; śīrṣan [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, neuter
“weapon; āyudha [word].”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“chariot; warrior; ratha [word]; Dalbergia oojeinensis; rattan.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“mister; Ms.; Lakshmi; good fortune; well-being; magnificence; glory; beauty; Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa; dignity; power; śrī [word]; śrī; prosperity; auspiciousness.”
[adverb]
“on; from; accordingly.”
[noun], locative, plural, feminine
“body; self; own(a); person; form.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“decorate.”