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 6.22.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
य एक॒ इद्धव्य॑श्चर्षणी॒नामिन्द्रं॒ तं गी॒र्भिर॒भ्य॑र्च आ॒भिः । यः पत्य॑ते वृष॒भो वृष्ण्या॑वान्त्स॒त्यः सत्वा॑ पुरुमा॒यः सह॑स्वान् ॥
य एक इद्धव्यश्चर्षणीनामिन्द्रं तं गीर्भिरभ्यर्च आभिः । यः पत्यते वृषभो वृष्ण्यावान्त्सत्यः सत्वा पुरुमायः सहस्वान् ॥
ya eka id dhavyaś carṣaṇīnām indraṃ taṃ gīrbhir abhy arca ābhiḥ | yaḥ patyate vṛṣabho vṛṣṇyāvān satyaḥ satvā purumāyaḥ sahasvān ||
English translation:
“I glorify with these praises, Indra, who alone is to be invoked by man; who comes (to his worshippers) the showerer (of benefits), the vigorous, the observer of truth, the subduer of foes, the possessor of manifold knowledge, the mighty.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): bhurikpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यः । एकः॑ । इत् । हव्यः॑ । च॒र्ष॒णी॒नाम् । इन्द्र॑म् । तम् । गीः॒ऽभिः । अ॒भि । अ॒र्चे॒ । आ॒भिः । यः । पत्य॑ते । वृ॒ष॒भः । वृष्ण्य॑ऽवान् । स॒त्यः । सत्वा॑ । पु॒रु॒ऽमा॒यः । सह॑स्वान् ॥
यः । एकः । इत् । हव्यः । चर्षणीनाम् । इन्द्रम् । तम् । गीःभिः । अभि । अर्चे । आभिः । यः । पत्यते । वृषभः । वृष्ण्यवान् । सत्यः । सत्वा । पुरुमायः । सहस्वान् ॥
yaḥ | ekaḥ | it | havyaḥ | carṣaṇīnām | indram | tam | gīḥ-bhiḥ | abhi | arce | ābhiḥ | yaḥ | patyate | vṛṣabhaḥ | vṛṣṇya-vān | satyaḥ | satvā | puru-māyaḥ | sahasvān
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.22.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“sacrifice; offer; pour; worship.”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“people.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[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], instrumental, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“sing; worship; honor; praise; welcome.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“own; have; master.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“bull; Vṛṣabha; Vṛṣabha; best.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“bullocky; manly; vigorous.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“true; real; real; faithful; good.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“warrior.”
[noun]
“many; much(a); very.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“magic trick; Māyā; deception; illusion; māyā [word]; disguise; trick.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“mighty; powerful.”