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 6.51.10
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ते हि श्रेष्ठ॑वर्चस॒स्त उ॑ नस्ति॒रो विश्वा॑नि दुरि॒ता नय॑न्ति । सु॒क्ष॒त्रासो॒ वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॒ग्निॠ॒तधी॑तयो वक्म॒राज॑सत्याः ॥
ते हि श्रेष्ठवर्चसस्त उ नस्तिरो विश्वानि दुरिता नयन्ति । सुक्षत्रासो वरुणो मित्रो अग्निॠतधीतयो वक्मराजसत्याः ॥
te hi śreṣṭhavarcasas ta u nas tiro viśvāni duritā nayanti | sukṣatrāso varuṇo mitro agnir ṛtadhītayo vakmarājasatyāḥ ||
English translation:
“May they, exceeding in splendour, so guide us, that all iniquities may disappear, they, the very powerful Varuṇa, Mitra, Agni, practisers of truth, and faithful to those who are prominent in (their) praise.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): ṛjiśvāḥ;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ते । हि । श्रेष्ठ॑ऽवर्चसः । ते । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । नः॒ । ति॒रः । विश्वा॑नि । दुः॒ऽइ॒ता । नय॑न्ति । सु॒ऽक्ष॒त्रासः॑ । वरु॑णः । मि॒त्रः । अ॒ग्निः । ऋ॒तऽधी॑तयः । व॒क्म॒राज॑ऽसत्याः ॥
ते । हि । श्रेष्ठवर्चसः । ते । ऊँ इति । नः । तिरः । विश्वानि । दुःइता । नयन्ति । सुक्षत्रासः । वरुणः । मित्रः । अग्निः । ऋतधीतयः । वक्मराजसत्याः ॥
te | hi | śreṣṭha-varcasaḥ | te | oṃ iti | naḥ | tiraḥ | viśvāni | duḥ-itā | nayanti | su-kṣatrāsaḥ | varuṇaḥ | mitraḥ | agniḥ | ṛta-dhītayaḥ | vakmarāja-satyāḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.51.10 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun]
“best; better; chief(a); beautiful.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“shininess; vigor; fecal matter; glare; magnificence; energy; prestige; energy; glory; luster; light; varcas [word]; glory; body waste; droppings; color.”
[noun], nominative, plural, 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.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“tiras [word]; away; secretly.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“danger; sin; difficulty; difficulty; evil.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“bring; lead; spend; decant; enter (a state); remove; take out; take away; enforce; marry; carry; fill into; bring; learn; go out; add.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Kshatriya; dominion; Kshatriya; kṣatra [word]; power.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun]
“timely; honest.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“thinking; prayer; understanding.”
[noun], neuter
[noun], masculine
“king; Kshatriya; rājan [word]; best; rājāvarta; Yakṣa.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“true; real; real; faithful; good.”