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...

Disclaimer: These are translations of Sanskrit texts and are not necessarily approved by everyone associated with the traditions connected to these texts. Consult the source and original scripture in case of doubt.

Rig Veda 6.30.1

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

भूय॒ इद्वा॑वृधे वी॒र्या॑यँ॒ एको॑ अजु॒र्यो द॑यते॒ वसू॑नि । प्र रि॑रिचे दि॒व इन्द्र॑: पृथि॒व्या अ॒र्धमिद॑स्य॒ प्रति॒ रोद॑सी उ॒भे ॥
भूय इद्वावृधे वीर्यायँ एको अजुर्यो दयते वसूनि । प्र रिरिचे दिव इन्द्रः पृथिव्या अर्धमिदस्य प्रति रोदसी उभे ॥
bhūya id vāvṛdhe vīryāyam̐ eko ajuryo dayate vasūni | pra ririce diva indraḥ pṛthivyā ardham id asya prati rodasī ubhe ||

English translation:

“Again has Indra increased (in strength) for (the display of) heroism; he, the chief (of all), the undecayable, bestows riches (on his votaries); Indra surpasses heaven and earth; a mere portion of him is equal to both earth and heaven.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

भूयः॑ । इत् । व॒वृ॒धे॒ । वी॒र्या॑य । एकः॑ । अ॒जु॒र्यः । द॒य॒ते॒ । वसू॑नि । प्र । रि॒रि॒चे॒ । दि॒वः । इन्द्रः॑ । पृ॒थि॒व्याः । अ॒र्धम् । इत् । अ॒स्य॒ । प्रति॑ । रोद॑सी॒ इति॑ । उ॒भे इति॑ ॥
भूयः । इत् । ववृधे । वीर्याय । एकः । अजुर्यः । दयते । वसूनि । प्र । रिरिचे । दिवः । इन्द्रः । पृथिव्याः । अर्धम् । इत् । अस्य । प्रति । रोदसी इति । उभे इति ॥
bhūyaḥ | it | vavṛdhe | vīryāya | ekaḥ | ajuryaḥ | dayate | vasūni | pra | ririce | d ivaḥ | indraḥ | pṛthivyāḥ | ardham | it | asya | prati | rodasī iti | ubhe iti

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.30.1 English analysis of grammar]

bhūya < bhūyas

[adverb]

“again; further; further; repeatedly.”

id

[adverb]

“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”

vāvṛdhe < vṛdh

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”

vīryāyaṃ < vīryā < vīrya

[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter

“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”

vīryāyaṃ < ayam < idam

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

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

eko < ekaḥ < eka

[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.”

ajuryo < ajuryaḥ < ajurya

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“ageless; amaranthine.”

dayate < day

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“share.”

vasūni < vasu

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”

pra

[adverb]

“towards; ahead.”

ririce < ric

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“empty; liberate; concede; surrender; purge.”

diva < divaḥ < div

[noun], ablative, singular, masculine

“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”

indraḥ < indra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

pṛthivyā < pṛthivyāḥ < pṛthivī

[noun], ablative, singular, feminine

“Earth; pṛthivī; floor; Earth; earth; pṛthivī [word]; land.”

ardham < ardha

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“one-half; ardha [word].”

id

[adverb]

“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”

asya < idam

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

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

prati

[adverb]

“towards; per; regarding; respectively; according to; until.”

rodasī < rodas

[noun], nominative, dual, neuter

“heaven and earth; Earth.”

ubhe < ubh

[noun], nominative, dual, neuter

“both(a).”

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: