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 6.22.11

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

स नो॑ नि॒युद्भि॑: पुरुहूत वेधो वि॒श्ववा॑राभि॒रा ग॑हि प्रयज्यो । न या अदे॑वो॒ वर॑ते॒ न दे॒व आभि॑र्याहि॒ तूय॒मा म॑द्र्य॒द्रिक् ॥
स नो नियुद्भिः पुरुहूत वेधो विश्ववाराभिरा गहि प्रयज्यो । न या अदेवो वरते न देव आभिर्याहि तूयमा मद्र्यद्रिक् ॥
sa no niyudbhiḥ puruhūta vedho viśvavārābhir ā gahi prayajyo | na yā adevo varate na deva ābhir yāhi tūyam ā madryadrik ||

English translation:

“Invoked of many, creator, object of sacrifices, come to us with your all-admired steeds, whom neither asura nor deity arrests; come with them quickly to our presence.”

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 । नि॒युत्ऽभिः॑ । पु॒रु॒ऽहू॒त॒ । वे॒धः॒ । वि॒श्वऽवा॑राभिः । आ । ग॒हि॒ । प्र॒य॒ज्यो॒ इति॑ प्रऽयज्यो । न । याः । अदे॑वः । वर॑ते । न । दे॒वः । आ । आ॒भिः॒ । या॒हि॒ । तूय॑म् । आ । म॒द्र्य॒द्रिक् ॥
सः । नः । नियुत्भिः । पुरुहूत । वेधः । विश्ववाराभिः । आ । गहि । प्रयज्यो इति प्रयज्यो । न । याः । अदेवः । वरते । न । देवः । आ । आभिः । याहि । तूयम् । आ । मद्र्यद्रिक् ॥
saḥ | naḥ | niyut-bhiḥ | puru-hūta | vedhaḥ | viśva-vārābhiḥ | ā | gahi | prayajyo itipra-yajyo | na | yāḥ | adevaḥ | varate | na | devaḥ | ā | ābhiḥ | yāhi | tūyam | ā | madryadrik

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.22.11 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], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

niyudbhiḥ < niyut

[noun], instrumental, plural

“gift; team.”

puruhūta

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; Vishnu.”

vedho < vedhaḥ < vedhas

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Brahma; creator; believer [worshipper]; Vishnu.”

viśvavārābhir < viśva

[noun]

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

viśvavārābhir < vārābhiḥ < vāra

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“treasure; choice.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

gahi < gam

[verb], singular, Aorist imperative

“go; situate; enter (a state); travel; disappear; [in]; elapse; leave; reach; vanish; love; walk; approach; issue; hop on; gasify; get; come; die; drain; spread; transform; happen; discharge; ride; to be located; run; detect; refer; go; shall; drive.”

prayajyo < prayajyu

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

< yāḥ < yad

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

adevo < adevaḥ < adeva

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

varate < vṛ

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“surround; accompany; cover; cover; obstruct; check; spread; envelop.”

na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

deva < devaḥ < deva

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

ābhir < ābhiḥ < idam

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”

yāhi <

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”

tūyam < tūya

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“quick; fast; potent.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

madryadrik

[adverb]

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