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 6.21.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यस्ता च॒कार॒ स कुह॑ स्वि॒दिन्द्र॒: कमा जनं॑ चरति॒ कासु॑ वि॒क्षु । कस्ते॑ य॒ज्ञो मन॑से॒ शं वरा॑य॒ को अ॒र्क इ॑न्द्र कत॒मः स होता॑ ॥
यस्ता चकार स कुह स्विदिन्द्रः कमा जनं चरति कासु विक्षु । कस्ते यज्ञो मनसे शं वराय को अर्क इन्द्र कतमः स होता ॥
yas tā cakāra sa kuha svid indraḥ kam ā janaṃ carati kāsu vikṣu | kas te yajño manase śaṃ varāya ko arka indra katamaḥ sa hotā ||
English translation:
“What is he, the Indra who has done these deeds? What region does he frequent? Amog what people (does he abide)? What worship, Indra, gives satisfaction to your mind? What praise is able to gratify you? Which of your invokers (is most acceptable to you)?”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यः । ता । च॒कार॑ । सः । कुह॑ । स्वि॒त् । इन्द्रः॑ । कम् । आ । जन॑म् । च॒र॒ति॒ । कासु॑ । वि॒क्षु । कः । ते॒ । य॒ज्ञः । मन॑से । शम् । वरा॑य । कः । अ॒र्कः । इ॒न्द्र॒ । क॒त॒मः । सः । होता॑ ॥
यः । ता । चकार । सः । कुह । स्वित् । इन्द्रः । कम् । आ । जनम् । चरति । कासु । विक्षु । कः । ते । यज्ञः । मनसे । शम् । वराय । कः । अर्कः । इन्द्र । कतमः । सः । होता ॥
yaḥ | tā | cakāra | saḥ | kuha | svit | indraḥ | kam | ā | janam | carati | kāsu | vikṣu | kaḥ | te | yajñaḥ | manase | śam | varāya | kaḥ | arkaḥ | indra | katamaḥ | saḥ | hotā
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.21.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[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.”
[adverb]
“wherein.”
[adverb]
“svid [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“what; who; ka [pronoun].”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“people; national; man; relative; jan; Janaloka; person; jana [word]; man; attendant; Jana; foreigner; inhabitant; group.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“car; wander; perform; travel; bore; produce; make; dwell; dig; act; observe; enter (a state); observe; cause; crop; behave; practice; heed; process; administer.”
[noun], locative, plural, feminine
“what; who; ka [pronoun].”
[noun], locative, plural
“people; tribe; Vaisya; national; viś; real property; Vaisya.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“what; who; ka [pronoun].”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”
[adverb]
“śam [word].”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“gift; favor; wish; privilege; varac; wages.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“what; who; ka [pronoun].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sun; copper; Surya; hymn; twelve; fire; beam.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“katama [word]; who.”
[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.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Hotṛ.”