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 6.17.14

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

स नो॒ वाजा॑य॒ श्रव॑स इ॒षे च॑ रा॒ये धे॑हि द्यु॒मत॑ इन्द्र॒ विप्रा॑न् । भ॒रद्वा॑जे नृ॒वत॑ इन्द्र सू॒रीन्दि॒वि च॑ स्मैधि॒ पार्ये॑ न इन्द्र ॥
स नो वाजाय श्रवस इषे च राये धेहि द्युमत इन्द्र विप्रान् । भरद्वाजे नृवत इन्द्र सूरीन्दिवि च स्मैधि पार्ये न इन्द्र ॥
sa no vājāya śravasa iṣe ca rāye dhehi dyumata indra viprān | bharadvāje nṛvata indra sūrīn divi ca smaidhi pārye na indra ||

English translation:

“Do you, resplendent Indra, uphold us who are devout, for (the obtaining of) food, of sustenance, of nourishment, of wealth; bestow upon Bharadvāja pious posterity, with numerous attendants; be with us, Indra, every future day.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

For food: vājāya, śaravase, iṣe ca rāye, the first three are synonyms, meaning food

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सः । नः॒ । वाजा॑य । श्रव॑से । इ॒षे । च॒ । रा॒ये । धे॒हि॒ । द्यु॒ऽमतः॑ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । विप्रा॑न् । भ॒रत्ऽवा॑जे । नृ॒ऽवतः॑ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । सू॒रीन् । दि॒वि । च॒ । स्म॒ । ए॒धि॒ । पार्ये॑ । नः॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ ॥
सः । नः । वाजाय । श्रवसे । इषे । च । राये । धेहि । द्युमतः । इन्द्र । विप्रान् । भरत्वाजे । नृवतः । इन्द्र । सूरीन् । दिवि । च । स्म । एधि । पार्ये । नः । इन्द्र ॥
saḥ | naḥ | vājāya | śravase | iṣe | ca | rāye | dhehi | dyu-mataḥ | indra | viprān | bharat-vāje | nṛ-vataḥ | indra | sūrīn | divi | ca | sma | edhi | pārye | naḥ | indra

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.17.14 English analysis of grammar]

sa < tad

[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.”

no < naḥ < mad

[noun], genitive, plural

“I; mine.”

vājāya < vāja

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”

śravasa < śravase < śravas

[noun], dative, singular, neuter

“fame; glory; ear.”

iṣe < iṣ

[noun], dative, singular, feminine

“refreshment; enjoyment; stores.”

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

rāye < rai

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”

dhehi < dhā

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”

dyumata < dyumataḥ < dyumat

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“bright; brilliant; brilliant; loud.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

viprān < vipra

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“Brahmin; poet; singer; priest; guru; Vipra.”

bharadvāje < bharadvāja

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“Bharadvāja; Droṇa; Bharadvāja; skylark.”

nṛvata < nṛvataḥ < nṛvat

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“rich in men.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

sūrīn < sūri

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“patron.”

divi < div

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

smaidhi < smā < sma

[adverb]

smaidhi < edhi < as

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

pārye < pārya

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“critical; decisive.”

na < naḥ < mad

[noun], dative, plural

“I; mine.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

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