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 6.49.15

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

नु नो॑ र॒यिं र॒थ्यं॑ चर्षणि॒प्रां पु॑रु॒वीरं॑ म॒ह ऋ॒तस्य॑ गो॒पाम् । क्षयं॑ दाता॒जरं॒ येन॒ जना॒न्त्स्पृधो॒ अदे॑वीर॒भि च॒ क्रमा॑म॒ विश॒ आदे॑वीर॒भ्य१॒॑श्नवा॑म ॥
नु नो रयिं रथ्यं चर्षणिप्रां पुरुवीरं मह ऋतस्य गोपाम् । क्षयं दाताजरं येन जनान्त्स्पृधो अदेवीरभि च क्रमाम विश आदेवीरभ्यश्नवाम ॥
nu no rayiṃ rathyaṃ carṣaṇiprām puruvīram maha ṛtasya gopām | kṣayaṃ dātājaraṃ yena janān spṛdho adevīr abhi ca kramāma viśa ādevīr abhy aśnavāma ||

English translation:

“Grant us, (universal gods), riches, comprehending chariots, numerous dependants, many male offspring, (wealth) the giver of efficiency to the solemn rite, and a dwelling free from decay, wherewith we may overcome malevolent men and unrighteous (spirits), and afford support to those people who are devoted to the gods.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): ṛjiśvāḥ;
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): atijagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

नु । नः॒ । र॒यिम् । र॒थ्य॑म् । च॒र्ष॒णि॒ऽप्राम् । पु॒रु॒ऽवीर॑म् । म॒हः । ऋ॒तस्य॑ । गो॒पाम् । क्षय॑म् । दा॒त॒ । अ॒जर॑म् । येन॑ । जना॑न् । स्पृधः॑ । अदे॑वीः । अ॒भि । च॒ । क्रमा॑म । विशः॑ । आदे॑वीः अ॒भि । अ॒श्नवा॑म ॥
नु । नः । रयिम् । रथ्यम् । चर्षणिप्राम् । पुरुवीरम् । महः । ऋतस्य । गोपाम् । क्षयम् । दात । अजरम् । येन । जनान् । स्पृधः । अदेवीः । अभि । च । क्रमाम । विशः । आदेवीः अभि । अश्नवाम ॥
nu | naḥ | rayim | rathyam | carṣaṇi-prām | puru-vīram | mahaḥ | ṛtasya | gopām | kṣayam | dāta | ajaram | yena | janān | spṛdhaḥ | adevīḥ | abhi | ca | kramāma | vi śaḥ | ādevīḥ abhi | aśnavāma

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.49.15 English analysis of grammar]

nu

[adverb]

“now; already.”

no < naḥ < mad

[noun], dative, plural

“I; mine.”

rayiṃ < rayim < rayi

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“wealth; property.”

rathyaṃ < rathyam < rathya

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

carṣaṇiprām < carṣaṇi

[noun], feminine

“people.”

carṣaṇiprām < prām < prā

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“appreciated.”

puruvīram < puru

[noun]

“many; much(a); very.”

puruvīram < vīram < vīra

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“hero; man; Vīra; vīra; vīra [word]; Vīra.”

maha < mahaḥ < mah

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”

ṛtasya < ṛta

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

“truth; order; fixed order; ṛta [word]; law; custom; custom.”

gopām < gopā

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“herder; defender.”

kṣayaṃ < kṣayam < kṣaya

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“dwelling; house; kṣaya [word]; home; family.”

dātājaraṃ < dāta <

[verb], plural, Aorist imperative

“give; add; perform; put; administer; fill into; give; ignite; put on; offer; use; fuel; pour; grant; feed; teach; construct; insert; drip; wrap; pay; hand over; lend; inflict; concentrate; sacrifice; splint; poultice; create.”

dātājaraṃ < ajaram < ajara

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“undecaying; ageless.”

yena < yad

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

janān < jana

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“people; national; man; relative; jan; Janaloka; person; jana [word]; man; attendant; Jana; foreigner; inhabitant; group.”

spṛdho < spṛdhaḥ < spṛdh

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

adevīr < adevīḥ < adeva

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“godless.”

abhi

[adverb]

“towards; on.”

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

kramāma < kram

[verb], plural, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)

“kram; step; go; continue; proceed; traverse; heat.”

viśa < viśaḥ < viś

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“people; tribe; Vaisya; national; viś; real property; Vaisya.”

ādevīr < ādevīḥ < ādeva

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

abhy < abhī < abhi

[adverb]

“towards; on.”

aśnavāma <

[verb], plural, Present imperative

“get; reach; enter (a state).”

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