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 6.68.3

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ता गृ॑णीहि नम॒स्ये॑भिः शू॒षैः सु॒म्नेभि॒रिन्द्रा॒वरु॑णा चका॒ना । वज्रे॑णा॒न्यः शव॑सा॒ हन्ति॑ वृ॒त्रं सिष॑क्त्य॒न्यो वृ॒जने॑षु॒ विप्र॑: ॥
ता गृणीहि नमस्येभिः शूषैः सुम्नेभिरिन्द्रावरुणा चकाना । वज्रेणान्यः शवसा हन्ति वृत्रं सिषक्त्यन्यो वृजनेषु विप्रः ॥
tā gṛṇīhi namasyebhiḥ śūṣaiḥ sumnebhir indrāvaruṇā cakānā | vajreṇānyaḥ śavasā hanti vṛtraṃ siṣakty anyo vṛjaneṣu vipraḥ ||

English translation:

“Praise Mitra and Varuṇa, renowned or all glorious energies and enjoyment; one of whom slays Vṛtra with the thunderbolt, the other, intelligent by his might, comes to the aid (of the pious when) in difficulties.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ता । गृ॒णी॒हि॒ । न॒म॒स्ये॑भिः । शू॒षैः । सु॒म्नेभिः । इन्द्रा॒वरु॑णा । च॒का॒ना । वज्रे॑ण । अ॒न्यः । शव॑सा । हन्ति॑ । वृ॒त्रम् । सिस॑क्ति । अ॒न्यः । वृ॒जने॑षु । विप्रः॑ ॥
ता । गृणीहि । नमस्येभिः । शूषैः । सुम्नेभिः । इन्द्रावरुणा । चकाना । वज्रेण । अन्यः । शवसा । हन्ति । वृत्रम् । सिसक्ति । अन्यः । वृजनेषु । विप्रः ॥
tā | gṛṇīhi | namasyebhiḥ | śūṣaiḥ | sumnebhiḥ | indrāvaruṇā | cakānā | vajreṇa | anyaḥ | śavasā | hanti | vṛtram | sisakti | anyaḥ | vṛjaneṣu | vipraḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.68.3 English analysis of grammar]

< tad

[noun], accusative, dual, masculine

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

gṛṇīhi < gṛ

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“praise.”

namasyebhiḥ < namasya

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“honorable; august; respectful; esteemed.”

śūṣaiḥ < śūṣa

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“song; energy.”

sumnebhir < sumnebhiḥ < sumna

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“favor; benevolence; sumna [word]; entreaty; favor.”

indrāvaruṇā < indrāvaruṇa

[noun], accusative, dual, masculine

“Varuna; Indra.”

cakānā < kan

[verb noun], accusative, dual

“like; delight; desire.”

vajreṇānyaḥ < vajreṇa < vajra

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“vajra; Vajra; vajra; vajra; lightning; abhra; vajramūṣā; diamond; vajra [word]; vajrakapāṭa; vajra; vaikrānta.”

vajreṇānyaḥ < anyaḥ < anya

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

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

śavasā < śavas

[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter

“strength; power; superiority.”

hanti < 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.”

vṛtraṃ < vṛtram < vṛtra

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“Vṛtra; vṛtra [word].”

siṣakty < siṣakti < sac

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“accompany; follow; company; obey; participate; enter.”

anyo < anyaḥ < anya

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

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

vṛjaneṣu < vṛjana

[noun], locative, plural, neuter

“community; settlement.”

vipraḥ < vipra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Brahmin; poet; singer; priest; guru; Vipra.”

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