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 6.45.16
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
य एक॒ इत्तमु॑ ष्टुहि कृष्टी॒नां विच॑र्षणिः । पति॑र्ज॒ज्ञे वृष॑क्रतुः ॥
य एक इत्तमु ष्टुहि कृष्टीनां विचर्षणिः । पतिर्जज्ञे वृषक्रतुः ॥
ya eka it tam u ṣṭuhi kṛṣṭīnāṃ vicarṣaṇiḥ | patir jajñe vṛṣakratuḥ ||
English translation:
“Praise that Indra who alone has been born the supervisor (of all), the lord of men, the giver of rain.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śaṃyurbārhaspatyaḥ [śaṃyurbārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यः । एकः॑ । इत् । तम् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । स्तु॒हि॒ । कृ॒ष्टी॒नाम् । विऽच॑र्षणिः । पतिः॑ । ज॒ज्ञे । वृष॑ऽक्रतुः ॥
यः । एकः । इत् । तम् । ऊँ इति । स्तुहि । कृष्टीनाम् । विचर्षणिः । पतिः । जज्ञे । वृषक्रतुः ॥
yaḥ | ekaḥ | it | tam | oṃ iti | stuhi | kṛṣṭīnām | vi-carṣaṇiḥ | patiḥ | jajñe | vṛṣa-kratuḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.45.16 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[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.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[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.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“people; citizenry.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“excellent.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“become; originate; be born; transform; happen; result; grow; beget; produce; create; conceive; separate; cause; give birth; grow; produce; generate; be; become; arise; come on.”
[noun], masculine
“bull; Indra; stallion; Vṛṣan; man.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”