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 6.45.25
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒मा उ॑ त्वा शतक्रतो॒ऽभि प्र णो॑नुवु॒र्गिर॑: । इन्द्र॑ व॒त्सं न मा॒तर॑: ॥
इमा उ त्वा शतक्रतोऽभि प्र णोनुवुर्गिरः । इन्द्र वत्सं न मातरः ॥
imā u tvā śatakrato 'bhi pra ṇonuvur giraḥ | indra vatsaṃ na mātaraḥ ||
English translation:
“Indra, performer of many exploits, these our praises repeatedly recur to you as parent (cows) to their young.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śaṃyurbārhaspatyaḥ [śaṃyurbārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒माः । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । त्वा॒ । श॒त॒क्र॒तो॒ इति॑ शतऽक्रतो । अ॒भि । प्र । नो॒नु॒वुः॒ । गिरः॑ । इन्द्र॑ । व॒त्सम् । न । मा॒तरः॑ ॥
इमाः । ऊँ इति । त्वा । शतक्रतो इति शतक्रतो । अभि । प्र । नोनुवुः । गिरः । इन्द्र । वत्सम् । न । मातरः ॥
imāḥ | oṃ iti | tvā | śatakrato itiśata-krato | abhi | pra | nonuvuḥ | giraḥ | indra | vatsam | na | mātaraḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.45.25 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“bellow.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“calf; child; Vatsa; vatsa [word]; juvenile; Vatsa; Vatsa; Vatsa; son; male child.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“mother; mātṛkā; mātṛ [word]; parent; Salvinia cucullata Roxb.; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad.; cow.”