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 6.20.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
दि॒वो न तुभ्य॒मन्वि॑न्द्र स॒त्रासु॒र्यं॑ दे॒वेभि॑र्धायि॒ विश्व॑म् । अहिं॒ यद्वृ॒त्रम॒पो व॑व्रि॒वांसं॒ हन्नृ॑जीषि॒न्विष्णु॑ना सचा॒नः ॥
दिवो न तुभ्यमन्विन्द्र सत्रासुर्यं देवेभिर्धायि विश्वम् । अहिं यद्वृत्रमपो वव्रिवांसं हन्नृजीषिन्विष्णुना सचानः ॥
divo na tubhyam anv indra satrāsuryaṃ devebhir dhāyi viśvam | ahiṃ yad vṛtram apo vavrivāṃsaṃ hann ṛjīṣin viṣṇunā sacānaḥ ||
English translation:
“To you, Indra, as to the sun, all strength has verily been given by the gods; so that, drinker of the stale Soma, associated with Viṣṇu, you mightiest slay the hostile Ahi obstructing the waters.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Given by the gods: devebhiḥ = stotṛbhiḥ; stotraiḥ stuyamānā devatā balavatī, a deity becomes strong, being praised with praises; the hostile Ahi: ahim vṛtram = hantāram, Vṛtra, the destroyer Vṛtra
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): paṅktiḥ ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
दि॒वः । न । तुभ्य॑म् । अनु॑ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । स॒त्रा । अ॒सु॒र्य॑म् । दे॒वेभिः॑ । धा॒यि॒ । विश्व॑म् । अहि॑म् । यत् । वृ॒त्रम् । अ॒पः । व॒व्रि॒ऽवांस॑म् । हन् । ऋ॒जी॒षि॒न् । विष्णु॑ना । स॒चा॒नः ॥
दिवः । न । तुभ्यम् । अनु । इन्द्र । सत्रा । असुर्यम् । देवेभिः । धायि । विश्वम् । अहिम् । यत् । वृत्रम् । अपः । वव्रिवांसम् । हन् । ऋजीषिन् । विष्णुना । सचानः ॥
divaḥ | na | tubhyam | anu | indra | satrā | asuryam | devebhiḥ | dhāyi | viśvam | ahi m | yat | vṛtram | apaḥ | vavri-vāṃsam | han | ṛjīṣin | viṣṇunā | sacānaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.20.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“dignity.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], singular, Aorist passive
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“snake; lead; nāga; Nāga; ahi [word]; Vṛtra.”
[adverb]
“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Vṛtra; vṛtra [word].”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“surround; accompany; cover; cover; obstruct; check; spread; envelop.”
[verb], singular, Present injunctive
“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“Vishnu; Krishna; Viṣṇu; Om; Shiva.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“accompany; follow; company; obey; participate; enter.”