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...

Disclaimer: These are translations of Sanskrit texts and are not necessarily approved by everyone associated with the traditions connected to these texts. Consult the source and original scripture in case of doubt.

Rig Veda 6.57.3

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒जा अ॒न्यस्य॒ वह्न॑यो॒ हरी॑ अ॒न्यस्य॒ सम्भृ॑ता । ताभ्यां॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ जिघ्नते ॥
अजा अन्यस्य वह्नयो हरी अन्यस्य सम्भृता । ताभ्यां वृत्राणि जिघ्नते ॥
ajā anyasya vahnayo harī anyasya sambhṛtā | tābhyāṃ vṛtrāṇi jighnate ||

English translation:

“Goats are the bearers of the one, two well-fed horses of the other, and with them he destroys his foes.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indrāpūṣaṇau ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒जाः । अ॒न्यस्य॑ । वह्न॑यः । हरी॒ इति॑ । अ॒न्यस्य॑ । सम्ऽभृ॑ता । ताभ्या॑म् । वृ॒त्राणि॑ । जि॒घ्न॒ते॒ ॥
अजाः । अन्यस्य । वह्नयः । हरी इति । अन्यस्य । सम्भृता । ताभ्याम् । वृत्राणि । जिघ्नते ॥
ajāḥ | anyasya | vahnayaḥ | harī iti | anyasya | sam-bhṛtā | tābhyām | vṛtrāṇi | jighnate

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.57.3 English analysis of grammar]

ajā < ajāḥ < aja

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“goat; Vishnu; Brahma; Shiva; Aja; aja [word]; Aja; aj; Ocimum gratissimum; Puruṣa.”

anyasya < anya

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“other; another(a); remaining; different; anya [word]; other than; more(a); fresh; any(a).”

vahnayo < vahnayaḥ < vahni

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“fire; digestion; Plumbago zeylanica; Agni; vahni; draft horse; three; sacrificial fire; Vahni; gold; southeast; citron; charioteer; leader.”

harī < hari

[noun], nominative, dual, masculine

“Vishnu; monkey; Krishna; horse; lion; Indra; Hari; Surya; Hari; haritāla; Hari; snake; frog.”

anyasya < anya

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

“other; another(a); remaining; different; anya [word]; other than; more(a); fresh; any(a).”

sambhṛtā < sambhṛta

[noun], nominative, dual, masculine

tābhyāṃ < tābhyām < tad

[noun], instrumental, dual, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

vṛtrāṇi < vṛtra

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“enemy.”

jighnate < han

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.”

Help me to continue this site

For over a decade I have been trying to fill this site with wisdom, truth and spirituality. What you see is only a tiny fraction of what can be. Now I humbly request you to help me make more time for providing more unbiased truth, wisdom and knowledge.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: