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 6.36.4

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

स रा॒यस्खामुप॑ सृजा गृणा॒नः पु॑रुश्च॒न्द्रस्य॒ त्वमि॑न्द्र॒ वस्व॑: । पति॑र्बभू॒थास॑मो॒ जना॑ना॒मेको॒ विश्व॑स्य॒ भुव॑नस्य॒ राजा॑ ॥
स रायस्खामुप सृजा गृणानः पुरुश्चन्द्रस्य त्वमिन्द्र वस्वः । पतिर्बभूथासमो जनानामेको विश्वस्य भुवनस्य राजा ॥
sa rāyas khām upa sṛjā gṛṇānaḥ puruścandrasya tvam indra vasvaḥ | patir babhūthāsamo janānām eko viśvasya bhuvanasya rājā ||

English translation:

“Glorified by us, Indra, let flow the stream of much delighting, home-conferring affluence, for you are the unequalled lord of men, the sole sovereign of all the world.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): naraḥ [nara];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): bhurikpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सः । रा॒यः । खाम् । उप॑ । सृ॒ज॒ । गृ॒णा॒नः । पु॒रु॒ऽच॒न्द्रस्य॑ । त्वम् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । वस्वः॑ । पतिः॑ । ब॒भू॒थ॒ । अस॑मः । जना॑नाम् । एकः॑ । विश्व॑स्य । भुव॑नस्य । राजा॑ ॥
सः । रायः । खाम् । उप । सृज । गृणानः । पुरुचन्द्रस्य । त्वम् । इन्द्र । वस्वः । पतिः । बभूथ । असमः । जनानाम् । एकः । विश्वस्य । भुवनस्य । राजा ॥
saḥ | rāyaḥ | khām | upa | sṛja | gṛṇānaḥ | puru-candrasya | tvam | indra | vasvaḥ | patiḥ | babhūtha | asamaḥ | janānām | ekaḥ | viśvasya | bhuvanasya | rājā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.36.4 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.”

rāyas < rāyaḥ < rai

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”

khām < khā

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

upa

[adverb]

“towards; on; next.”

sṛjā < sṛja < sṛj

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“create; shoot; discharge; free; cause; throw; emit; send; produce; use; be born; make.”

gṛṇānaḥ < gṛ

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“praise.”

puruścandrasya < puru

[noun]

“many; much(a); very.”

puruścandrasya < ścandrasya < ścandra

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

“shining; glistening; brilliant.”

tvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, singular

“you.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

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

vasvaḥ < vasu

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

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

patir < patiḥ < pati

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”

babhūthāsamo < babhūtha < bhū

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“become; be; originate; transform; happen; result; exist; be born; be; be; come to life; grow; elapse; come to mind; thrive; become; impend; show; conceive; understand; stand; constitute; serve; apply; behave.”

babhūthāsamo < asamaḥ < asama

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“incomparable; unlike.”

janānām < jana

[noun], genitive, plural, masculine

“people; national; man; relative; jan; Janaloka; person; jana [word]; man; attendant; Jana; foreigner; inhabitant; group.”

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.”

viśvasya < viśva

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

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

bhuvanasya < bhuvana

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

“Earth; being; world; bhuvana [word].”

rājā < rājan

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“king; Kshatriya; rājan [word]; best; rājāvarta; Yakṣa.”

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