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 6.16.32
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वं तं दे॑व जि॒ह्वया॒ परि॑ बाधस्व दु॒ष्कृत॑म् । मर्तो॒ यो नो॒ जिघां॑सति ॥
त्वं तं देव जिह्वया परि बाधस्व दुष्कृतम् । मर्तो यो नो जिघांसति ॥
tvaṃ taṃ deva jihvayā pari bādhasva duṣkṛtam | marto yo no jighāṃsati ||
English translation:
“Scatter, divine Agni, by your flame, that evil-doer, the man who seeks to kill us.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वम् । तम् । दे॒व॒ । जि॒ह्वया॑ । परि॑ । बा॒ध॒स्व॒ । दुः॒ऽक्र्त॑म् । मर्तः॑ । यः । नः॒ । जिघां॑सति ॥
त्वम् । तम् । देव । जिह्वया । परि । बाधस्व । दुःक्र्तम् । मर्तः । यः । नः । जिघांसति ॥
tvam | tam | deva | jihvayā | pari | bādhasva | duḥ-krtam | martaḥ | yaḥ | naḥ | jighāṃsati
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.16.32 English analysis of grammar]
[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], vocative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“tongue; tongue; jihvā [word]; fire.”
[adverb]
“from; about; around.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“afflict; annoy; chase away; tease; grieve; irritate.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“wicked.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“man.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“kill.”