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 6.42.3

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यदी॑ सु॒तेभि॒रिन्दु॑भि॒: सोमे॑भिः प्रति॒भूष॑थ । वेदा॒ विश्व॑स्य॒ मेधि॑रो धृ॒षत्तंत॒मिदेष॑ते ॥
यदी सुतेभिरिन्दुभिः सोमेभिः प्रतिभूषथ । वेदा विश्वस्य मेधिरो धृषत्तंतमिदेषते ॥
yadī sutebhir indubhiḥ somebhiḥ pratibhūṣatha | vedā viśvasya medhiro dhṛṣat taṃ-tam id eṣate ||

English translation:

“When, with the effused and flowing Soma, you come into his presence, the sagacious (Indra) knows your wish, and the suppresser (of enemies) assuredly grants it, whateve it may be.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Tam tam id eṣate: note the repetition of the relative with reference to the antecedent kāmam

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यदि॑ । सु॒तेभिः॑ । इन्दु॑ऽभिः । सोमे॑भिः । प्र॒ति॒ऽभूष॑थ । वेद॑ । विश्व॑स्य । मेधि॑रः । धृ॒षत् । तम्ऽत॑म् । इत् । आ । ई॒ष॒ते॒ ॥
यदि । सुतेभिः । इन्दुभिः । सोमेभिः । प्रतिभूषथ । वेद । विश्वस्य । मेधिरः । धृषत् । तम्तम् । इत् । आ । ईषते ॥
yadi | sutebhiḥ | indu-bhiḥ | somebhiḥ | prati-bhūṣatha | veda | viśvasya | medhiraḥ | dhṛṣat | tam-tam | it | ā | īṣate

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.42.3 English analysis of grammar]

yadī < yadi

[adverb]

“if; in case.”

sutebhir < sutebhiḥ < su

[verb noun], instrumental, plural

“press out; su.”

indubhiḥ < indu

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”

somebhiḥ < soma

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

pratibhūṣatha < pratibhūṣ < √bhūṣ

[verb], plural, Present indikative

vedā < veda < vid

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”

viśvasya < viśva

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

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

medhiro < medhiraḥ < medhira

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“wise; intelligent.”

dhṛṣat

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

taṃ < tam < tad

[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.”

tam < tad

[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.”

id

[adverb]

“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”

eṣate < iṣ

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“desire; recommend; approve; seek; call; search; try; prefer; love; commend; assent; permit; choose.”

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