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 9.1.10

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒स्येदिन्द्रो॒ मदे॒ष्वा विश्वा॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ जिघ्नते । शूरो॑ म॒घा च॑ मंहते ॥
अस्येदिन्द्रो मदेष्वा विश्वा वृत्राणि जिघ्नते । शूरो मघा च मंहते ॥
asyed indro madeṣv ā viśvā vṛtrāṇi jighnate | śūro maghā ca maṃhate ||

English translation:

“In the exhilaration of this draught the hero Indra smites all his enemies and bestows wealth (on his worshippers).”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): madhucchandāḥ;
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒स्य । इत् । इन्द्रः॑ । मदे॑षु । आ । विश्वा॑ । वृ॒त्राणि॑ । जि॒घ्न॒ते॒ । शूरः॑ । म॒घा । च॒ । मं॒ह॒ते॒ ॥
अस्य । इत् । इन्द्रः । मदेषु । आ । विश्वा । वृत्राणि । जिघ्नते । शूरः । मघा । च । मंहते ॥
asya | it | indraḥ | madeṣu | ā | viśvā | vṛtrāṇi | jighnate | śūraḥ | maghā | ca | maṃhate

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.1.10 English analysis of grammar]

asyed < asya < idam

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”

asyed < id

[adverb]

“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”

indro < indraḥ < indra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

madeṣv < madeṣu < mada

[noun], locative, plural, masculine

“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”

ā < āḥ < as

[verb], singular, Imperfect

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

viśvā < viśva

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

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.”

śūro < śūraḥ < śūra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“hero; cock; śūra; Śūra; Vatica robusta; Plumbago zeylanica; warrior; hero; attacker; lentil; wild boar; lion; dog.”

maghā < magha

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“gift; wealth; reward; wages; reward.”

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

maṃhate < mah

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“give; accord.”

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