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 6.34.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अस्मा॑ ए॒तन्मह्या॑ङ्गू॒षम॑स्मा॒ इन्द्रा॑य स्तो॒त्रं म॒तिभि॑रवाचि । अस॒द्यथा॑ मह॒ति वृ॑त्र॒तूर्य॒ इन्द्रो॑ वि॒श्वायु॑रवि॒ता वृ॒धश्च॑ ॥
अस्मा एतन्मह्याङ्गूषमस्मा इन्द्राय स्तोत्रं मतिभिरवाचि । असद्यथा महति वृत्रतूर्य इन्द्रो विश्वायुरविता वृधश्च ॥
asmā etan mahy āṅgūṣam asmā indrāya stotram matibhir avāci | asad yathā mahati vṛtratūrya indro viśvāyur avitā vṛdhaś ca ||
English translation:
“To this Indra has this earnest eulogy been addressed by the devout, in order that the all-pervading Indra may be our defender and exalter in the great conflict with (our) foes.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śunahotraḥ [śunahotra];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अस्मै॑ । ए॒तत् । महि॑ । आ॒ङ्गू॒षम् । अ॒स्मै॒ । इन्द्रा॑य । स्तो॒त्रम् । म॒तिऽभिः॑ । अ॒वा॒चि॒ । अस॑त् । यथा॑ । म॒ह॒ति । वृ॒त्र॒ऽतूर्ये॑ । इन्द्रः॑ । वि॒श्वऽआ॑युः । अ॒वि॒ता । वृ॒धः॒ । च॒ ॥
अस्मै । एतत् । महि । आङ्गूषम् । अस्मै । इन्द्राय । स्तोत्रम् । मतिभिः । अवाचि । असत् । यथा । महति । वृत्रतूर्ये । इन्द्रः । विश्वआयुः । अविता । वृधः । च ॥
asmai | etat | mahi | āṅgūṣam | asmai | indrāya | stotram | mati-bhiḥ | avāci | asat | yathā | mahati | vṛtra-tūrye | indraḥ | viśva-āyuḥ | avitā | vṛdhaḥ | ca
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.34.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); etad [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“great; firm.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“hymn.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“hymn; praise.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”
[verb], singular, Aorist passive
“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.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[adverb]
“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“large; eminent; great; loud; dangerous; strong; long; high; much(a); mahant [word]; ample; very; great; adult; important; dark; high; abundant; violent; remarkable; mighty; big; long.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“battle.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“lifelong.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“favorable.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“increasing; promotive.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”