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 6.51.11
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ते न॒ इन्द्र॑: पृथि॒वी क्षाम॑ वर्धन्पू॒षा भगो॒ अदि॑ति॒: पञ्च॒ जना॑: । सु॒शर्मा॑ण॒: स्वव॑सः सुनी॒था भव॑न्तु नः सुत्रा॒त्रास॑: सुगो॒पाः ॥
ते न इन्द्रः पृथिवी क्षाम वर्धन्पूषा भगो अदितिः पञ्च जनाः । सुशर्माणः स्ववसः सुनीथा भवन्तु नः सुत्रात्रासः सुगोपाः ॥
te na indraḥ pṛthivī kṣāma vardhan pūṣā bhago aditiḥ pañca janāḥ | suśarmāṇaḥ svavasaḥ sunīthā bhavantu naḥ sutrātrāsaḥ sugopāḥ ||
English translation:
“May they, Indra, Earth, Pūṣan, Bhaga, Aditi and the five orders of beings, give increase to our habitations; may they be to us granters of happiness, bestowers of food, guides to good, our gracious defenders and preservers.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): ṛjiśvāḥ;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ते । नः॒ । इन्द्रः॑ । पृ॒थि॒वी । क्षाम॑ । व॒र्ध॒न् । पू॒षा । भगः॑ । अदि॑तिः । पञ्च॑ । जनाः॑ । सु॒ऽशर्मा॑णः । सु॒ऽअव॑सः । सु॒ऽनी॒थाः । भव॑न्तु । नः॒ । सु॒ऽत्रा॒त्रासः॑ । सु॒ऽगो॒पाः ॥
ते । नः । इन्द्रः । पृथिवी । क्षाम । वर्धन् । पूषा । भगः । अदितिः । पञ्च । जनाः । सुशर्माणः । सुअवसः । सुनीथाः । भवन्तु । नः । सुत्रात्रासः । सुगोपाः ॥
te | naḥ | indraḥ | pṛthivī | kṣāma | vardhan | pūṣā | bhagaḥ | aditiḥ | pañca | janāḥ | su-śarmāṇaḥ | su-avasaḥ | su-nīthāḥ | bhavantu | naḥ | su-trātrāsaḥ | su-gopāḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.51.11 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.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Earth; pṛthivī; floor; Earth; earth; pṛthivī [word]; land.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
[verb], plural, Present injunctive
“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Pushan; pūṣan [word]; sun.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Bhaga; vulva; good fortune; vagina; bhaga [word]; sun; well-being; happiness; overlord.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Aditi; aditi [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“five; fifth; pañcan [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“people; national; man; relative; jan; Janaloka; person; jana [word]; man; attendant; Jana; foreigner; inhabitant; group.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“protection; protective covering; refuge; joy.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“aid; favor; protection.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[verb], plural, 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.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“cowboy; Gopa; defender.”