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 6.47.12

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

इन्द्र॑: सु॒त्रामा॒ स्ववाँ॒ अवो॑भिः सुमृळी॒को भ॑वतु वि॒श्ववे॑दाः । बाध॑तां॒ द्वेषो॒ अभ॑यं कृणोतु सु॒वीर्य॑स्य॒ पत॑यः स्याम ॥
इन्द्रः सुत्रामा स्ववाँ अवोभिः सुमृळीको भवतु विश्ववेदाः । बाधतां द्वेषो अभयं कृणोतु सुवीर्यस्य पतयः स्याम ॥
indraḥ sutrāmā svavām̐ avobhiḥ sumṛḻīko bhavatu viśvavedāḥ | bādhatāṃ dveṣo abhayaṃ kṛṇotu suvīryasya patayaḥ syāma ||

English translation:

“May the protecting, opulent Indra be the bestower of felicity by his protections; may he, who is all-knower of felicity by his protections; may he, who is all-knowing, foil our adversaries; may he keep us out of danger, and may we be the possessors of excellent posterity.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gargaḥ [garga];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): bhurikpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

इन्द्रः॑ । सु॒ऽत्रामा॑ । स्वऽवा॑न् । अवः॑ऽभिः । सु॒ऽमृ॒ळी॒कः । भ॒व॒तु॒ । वि॒श्वऽवे॑दाः । बाध॑ताम् । द्वेषः॑ । अभ॑यम् । कृ॒णो॒तु॒ । सु॒ऽवीर्य॑स्य । पत॑यः । स्या॒म॒ ॥
इन्द्रः । सुत्रामा । स्ववान् । अवःभिः । सुमृळीकः । भवतु । विश्ववेदाः । बाधताम् । द्वेषः । अभयम् । कृणोतु । सुवीर्यस्य । पतयः । स्याम ॥
indraḥ | su-trāmā | sva-vān | avaḥ-bhiḥ | su-mṛḷīkaḥ | bhavatu | viśva-vedāḥ | bādhatām | dveṣaḥ | abhayam | kṛṇotu | su-vīryasya | patayaḥ | syāma

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.47.12 English analysis of grammar]

indraḥ < indra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

sutrāmā < sutrāman

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Indra; Sutrāman.”

svavāṃ < svavat

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“helpful.”

avobhiḥ < avas

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“aid; favor; protection.”

sumṛᄆīko < su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

sumṛᄆīko < mṛᄆīkaḥ < mṛḍīka

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“compassion; favor.”

bhavatu < bhū

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“become; be; originate; transform; happen; result; exist; be born; be; be; come to life; grow; elapse; come to mind; thrive; become; impend; show; conceive; understand; stand; constitute; serve; apply; behave.”

viśvavedāḥ < viśva

[noun]

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

viśvavedāḥ < vedāḥ < vedas

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“knowledge.”

bādhatāṃ < bādhatām < bādh

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“afflict; annoy; chase away; tease; grieve; irritate.”

dveṣo < dveṣaḥ < dveṣas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“hostility; enemy.”

abhayaṃ < abhayam < abhaya

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“security; abhayamudrā; Abhaya.”

kṛṇotu < kṛ

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”

suvīryasya < su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

suvīryasya < vīryasya < vīrya

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”

patayaḥ < pati

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”

syāma < as

[verb], plural, Present optative

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

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