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 6.45.15

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

स रथे॑न र॒थीत॑मो॒ऽस्माके॑नाभि॒युग्व॑ना । जेषि॑ जिष्णो हि॒तं धन॑म् ॥
स रथेन रथीतमोऽस्माकेनाभियुग्वना । जेषि जिष्णो हितं धनम् ॥
sa rathena rathītamo 'smākenābhiyugvanā | jeṣi jiṣṇo hitaṃ dhanam ||

English translation:

“Victorious Indra, who are the chief off charioteers, conquer the wealth that is held (by the enemy) with our assailing car.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śaṃyurbārhaspatyaḥ [śaṃyurbārhaspatya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सः । रथे॑न । र॒थिऽत॑मः । अ॒स्माके॑न । अ॒भि॒ऽयुग्व॑ना । जेषि॑ । जि॒ष्णो॒ इति॑ । हि॒तम् । धन॑म् ॥
सः । रथेन । रथितमः । अस्माकेन । अभियुग्वना । जेषि । जिष्णो इति । हितम् । धनम् ॥
saḥ | rathena | rathi-tamaḥ | asmākena | abhi-yugvanā | jeṣi | jiṣṇo iti | hitam | dhanam

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.45.15 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.”

rathena < ratha

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“chariot; warrior; ratha [word]; Dalbergia oojeinensis; rattan.”

rathītamo < rathītamaḥ < rathītama

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

'smākenābhiyugvanā < asmākena < asmāka

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“our; asmāka [word].”

'smākenābhiyugvanā < abhiyugvanā < abhiyugvan

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

jeṣi < ji

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”

jiṣṇo < jiṣṇu

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“victorious.”

hitaṃ < hitam < dhā

[verb noun], accusative, singular

“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”

dhanam < dhana

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“wealth; property; money; treasure; prize; dhana [word]; valuable; dhan; capital; fight.”

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