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 7.31.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वं वर्मा॑सि स॒प्रथ॑: पुरोयो॒धश्च॑ वृत्रहन् । त्वया॒ प्रति॑ ब्रुवे यु॒जा ॥
त्वं वर्मासि सप्रथः पुरोयोधश्च वृत्रहन् । त्वया प्रति ब्रुवे युजा ॥
tvaṃ varmāsi saprathaḥ puroyodhaś ca vṛtrahan | tvayā prati bruve yujā ||
English translation:
“Slayer of enemies, you, Indra, are our armour, vast and our preceder in battle; with you for my ally I defy(the foe).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasiṣṭhaḥ [vasiṣṭha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वम् । वर्म॑ । अ॒सि॒ । स॒ऽप्रथः॑ । पु॒रः॒ऽयो॒धः । च॒ । वृ॒त्र॒ऽह॒न् । त्वया॑ । प्रति॑ । ब्रु॒वे॒ । यु॒जा ॥
त्वम् । वर्म । असि । सप्रथः । पुरःयोधः । च । वृत्रहन् । त्वया । प्रति । ब्रुवे । युजा ॥
tvam | varma | asi | sa-prathaḥ | puraḥ-yodhaḥ | ca | vṛtra-han | tvayā | prati | bruve | yujā
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 7.31.6 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, plural, neuter
“cuirass; armor; varman [word]; protective covering; Varman; varman.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“extensive; wide; extended.”
[adverb]
“ahead; puras [word]; easterly; eastward; east; earlier.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“soldier.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra.”
[noun], instrumental, singular
“you.”
[adverb]
“towards; per; regarding; respectively; according to; until.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“say; tell; describe; speak; state; answer; call; explain; address; proclaim; talk; talk; choose.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“ally; friend; pair; two; companion.”