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 6.75.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
धन्व॑ना॒ गा धन्व॑ना॒जिं ज॑येम॒ धन्व॑ना ती॒व्राः स॒मदो॑ जयेम । धनु॒: शत्रो॑रपका॒मं कृ॑णोति॒ धन्व॑ना॒ सर्वा॑: प्र॒दिशो॑ जयेम ॥
धन्वना गा धन्वनाजिं जयेम धन्वना तीव्राः समदो जयेम । धनुः शत्रोरपकामं कृणोति धन्वना सर्वाः प्रदिशो जयेम ॥
dhanvanā gā dhanvanājiṃ jayema dhanvanā tīvrāḥ samado jayema | dhanuḥ śatror apakāmaṃ kṛṇoti dhanvanā sarvāḥ pradiśo jayema ||
English translation:
“May we conquer the cattle (of the enemies) with the bow; with the bow may we be victorious in battle may we overcome our fierce-exulting (enemies) with the bow; may the bow disappoint the hope of the foe; may we subdue with the bow all (hostile) countries.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Exulting: samadaḥ: sa, with; amda, exhilaration; or, sam, entirely; ad, who devours (Nirukta 9.17, 9.18)
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): pāyurbhāradvājaḥ [pāyurbhāradvāja];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): dhanuḥ ;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
धन्व॑ना । गाः । धन्व॑ना । आ॒जिम् । ज॒ये॒म॒ । धन्व॑ना । ती॒व्राः । स॒ऽमदः॑ । ज॒ये॒म॒ । धनुः॑ । शत्रोः॑ । अ॒प॒ऽका॒मम् । कृ॒णो॒ति॒ । धन्व॑ना । सर्वाः॑ । प्र॒ऽदिशः॑ । ज॒ये॒म॒ ॥
धन्वना । गाः । धन्वना । आजिम् । जयेम । धन्वना । तीव्राः । समदः । जयेम । धनुः । शत्रोः । अपकामम् । कृणोति । धन्वना । सर्वाः । प्रदिशः । जयेम ॥
dhanvanā | gāḥ | dhanvanā | ājim | jayema | dhanvanā | tīvrāḥ | sa-madaḥ | jayema | dhanuḥ | śatroḥ | apa-kāmam | kṛṇoti | dhanvanā | sarvāḥ | pra-diśaḥ | jayema
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.75.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“bow; desert; steppe; barren.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“cow; cattle; go [word]; Earth; bull; floor; milk; beam; sunbeam; leather; hide; horn; language; bowstring; earth; ox; Svarga.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“bow; desert; steppe; barren.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“battle; fight; contest; āji [word]; combat.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“bow; desert; steppe; barren.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“intense; severe; pungent; acute; potent; loud.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“conflict; strife.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“bow; archery; dhanus [word].”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“enemy; foe; enemy; Asura.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“bow; desert; steppe; barren.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“all(a); whole; complete; sarva [word]; every(a); each(a); all; entire; sāṃnipātika; manifold; complete; all the(a); different; overall.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“quarter; direction; command; region; indication.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”