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 6.38.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तं वो॑ धि॒या प॑र॒मया॑ पुरा॒जाम॒जर॒मिन्द्र॑म॒भ्य॑नूष्य॒र्कैः । ब्रह्मा॑ च॒ गिरो॑ दधि॒रे सम॑स्मिन्म॒हाँश्च॒ स्तोमो॒ अधि॑ वर्ध॒दिन्द्रे॑ ॥
तं वो धिया परमया पुराजामजरमिन्द्रमभ्यनूष्यर्कैः । ब्रह्मा च गिरो दधिरे समस्मिन्महाँश्च स्तोमो अधि वर्धदिन्द्रे ॥
taṃ vo dhiyā paramayā purājām ajaram indram abhy anūṣy arkaiḥ | brahmā ca giro dadhire sam asmin mahām̐ś ca stomo adhi vardhad indre ||
English translation:
“I glorify you wiht hymns and with pious worship, the ancient undecaying Indra, for in him are oblations and praises concentrated, and great adoration is enhanced (when addressed to him).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तम् । वः॒ । धि॒या । प॒र॒मया॑ । पु॒रा॒ऽजाम् । अ॒जर॑म् । इन्द्र॑म् । अ॒भि । अ॒नू॒षि॒ । अ॒र्कैः । ब्रह्म॑ । च॒ । गिरः॑ । द॒धि॒रे । सम् । अ॒स्मि॒न् । म॒हान् । च॒ । स्तोमः॑ । अधि॑ । व॒र्ध॒त् । इन्द्रे॑ ॥
तम् । वः । धिया । परमया । पुराजाम् । अजरम् । इन्द्रम् । अभि । अनूषि । अर्कैः । ब्रह्म । च । गिरः । दधिरे । सम् । अस्मिन् । महान् । च । स्तोमः । अधि । वर्धत् । इन्द्रे ॥
tam | vaḥ | dhiyā | paramayā | purājām | ajaram | indram | abhi | anūṣi | arkaiḥ | brahma | ca | giraḥ | dadhire | sam | asmin | mahān | ca | stomaḥ | adhi | vardhat | indre
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.38.3 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“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
“you.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“intelligence; prayer; mind; insight; idea; hymn; purpose; art; knowledge.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“extreme; best; excellent; highest; highest; devoted(p); maximal; distant; parama [word]; very; farthermost.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“undecaying; ageless.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[verb], singular, Athematic s aor. (Ind.)
“praise; shout.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sun; copper; Surya; hymn; twelve; fire; beam.”
[noun], nominative, plural, neuter
“brahman; mantra; prayer; spell; Veda; Brahmin; sacred text; final emancipation; hymn; brahman [word]; Brāhmaṇa; study.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“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.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“hymn; Stoma; stoma [word].”
[adverb]
“on; from; accordingly.”
[verb], singular, Present injunctive
“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”