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 6.22.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तन्नो॒ वि वो॑चो॒ यदि॑ ते पु॒रा चि॑ज्जरि॒तार॑ आन॒शुः सु॒म्नमि॑न्द्र । कस्ते॑ भा॒गः किं वयो॑ दुध्र खिद्व॒: पुरु॑हूत पुरूवसोऽसुर॒घ्नः ॥
तन्नो वि वोचो यदि ते पुरा चिज्जरितार आनशुः सुम्नमिन्द्र । कस्ते भागः किं वयो दुध्र खिद्वः पुरुहूत पुरूवसोऽसुरघ्नः ॥
tan no vi voco yadi te purā cij jaritāra ānaśuḥ sumnam indra | kas te bhāgaḥ kiṃ vayo dudhra khidvaḥ puruhūta purūvaso 'suraghnaḥ ||
English translation:
“If, Indra, your worshippers have formerly obtained felicity, confer that also upon us; irresistible Indra, subduer of foes, invoked of many, abounding in wealth, what is the portion, what the offering (due) to you who are the slayer of the asuras?”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तत् । नः॒ । वि । वो॒चः॒ । यदि॑ । ते॒ । पु॒रा । चि॒त् । ज॒रि॒तारः॑ । आ॒न॒शुः । सु॒म्नम् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । कः । ते॒ । भा॒गः । किम् । वयः॑ । दु॒ध्र॒ । खि॒द्वः॒ । पुरु॑ऽहूत । पु॒रु॒व॒सो॒ इति॑ पुरुऽवसो । अ॒सु॒र॒ऽघ्नः ॥
तत् । नः । वि । वोचः । यदि । ते । पुरा । चित् । जरितारः । आनशुः । सुम्नम् । इन्द्र । कः । ते । भागः । किम् । वयः । दुध्र । खिद्वः । पुरुहूत । पुरुवसो इति पुरुवसो । असुरघ्नः ॥
tat | naḥ | vi | vocaḥ | yadi | te | purā | cit | jaritāraḥ | ānaśuḥ | sumnam | indra | kaḥ | te | bhāgaḥ | kim | vayaḥ | dudhra | khidvaḥ | puru-hūta | puruvaso itipuru-vaso | asura-ghnaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.22.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“say; describe; name; tell; address; enumerate; call; state; teach; explain; say; declare; speak; define; declare; order; address; recommend; answer; deem; recite; approve; proclaim; indicate; determine; mention; designate.”
[adverb]
“if; in case.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[adverb]
“once; earlier; first; purā [indecl.].”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“singer.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“get; reach; enter (a state).”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“favor; benevolence; sumna [word]; entreaty; favor.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“what; who; ka [pronoun].”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“part; part; part; parcel; quarter; body part; location; region; allotment; part; numerator; division; application; function; outside; bhāga [word]; volume; helping.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“what; who; ka [pronoun].”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“age; vigor; old age; strength; vayas [word]; aging; power; youth; food.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“obstinate.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; Vishnu.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“rich.”
[noun], masculine
“Asura; lord; asura [word]; sulfur.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“killing; curative; destroying; removing; māraka; stabbing.”