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 6.75.18
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
मर्मा॑णि ते॒ वर्म॑णा छादयामि॒ सोम॑स्त्वा॒ राजा॒मृते॒नानु॑ वस्ताम् । उ॒रोर्वरी॑यो॒ वरु॑णस्ते कृणोतु॒ जय॑न्तं॒ त्वानु॑ दे॒वा म॑दन्तु ॥
मर्माणि ते वर्मणा छादयामि सोमस्त्वा राजामृतेनानु वस्ताम् । उरोर्वरीयो वरुणस्ते कृणोतु जयन्तं त्वानु देवा मदन्तु ॥
marmāṇi te varmaṇā chādayāmi somas tvā rājāmṛtenānu vastām | uror varīyo varuṇas te kṛṇotu jayantaṃ tvānu devā madantu ||
English translation:
“I cover your vital parts with armour; may the royal Soma invest you with ambrosia; may Varuṇa amplify your ample felicity; may the gods rejoice (at beholding you) triumphant.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
May Varuṇa amplify: uror varīyo varuṇas te kṛṇotu, may Varuṇa make the increase of the large; that is, sukham, happiness
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): pāyurbhāradvājaḥ [pāyurbhāradvāja];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): liṅgoktā saṅgrāmāśiṣaḥ, kavacasomavaruṇāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
मर्मा॑णि । ते॒ । वर्म॑णा । छा॒द॒या॒मि॒ । सोमः॑ । त्वा॒ । राजा॑ । अ॒मृते॑न । अनु॑ । व॒स्ता॒म् । उ॒रोः । वरी॑यः । वरु॑णः । ते॒ । कृ॒णो॒तु॒ । जय॑न्तम् । त्वा॒ । अनु॑ । दे॒वाः । म॒द॒न्तु॒ ॥
मर्माणि । ते । वर्मणा । छादयामि । सोमः । त्वा । राजा । अमृतेन । अनु । वस्ताम् । उरोः । वरीयः । वरुणः । ते । कृणोतु । जयन्तम् । त्वा । अनु । देवाः । मदन्तु ॥
marmāṇi | te | varmaṇā | chādayāmi | somaḥ | tvā | rājā | amṛtena | anu | vastām | uroḥ | varīyaḥ | varuṇaḥ | te | kṛṇotu | jayantam | tvā | anu | devāḥ | madantu
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.75.18 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“marman; secret; secret; mystery; vulnerability.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“cuirass; armor; varman [word]; protective covering; Varman; varman.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“cover; hide; protect.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“king; Kshatriya; rājan [word]; best; rājāvarta; Yakṣa.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“amṛta; immortality; vatsanābha; ambrosia; mercury; medicine; vighasa; calcium hydroxide.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“wear.”
[noun], ablative, singular, neuter
“wide; broad; great; uru [word]; much(a); excellent.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“broad; further.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“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.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“rut; intoxicate; delight; revel; rejoice; drink; ramp; exult.”