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 9.4.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सना॒ दक्ष॑मु॒त क्रतु॒मप॑ सोम॒ मृधो॑ जहि । अथा॑ नो॒ वस्य॑सस्कृधि ॥
सना दक्षमुत क्रतुमप सोम मृधो जहि । अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥
sanā dakṣam uta kratum apa soma mṛdho jahi | athā no vasyasas kṛdhi ||
English translation:
“Soma, give us strength, give us wisdom, drive away our enemies; and make us happy.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): hiraṇyastūpaḥ [hiraṇyastūpa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सना॑ । दक्ष॑म् । उ॒त । क्रतु॑म् । अप॑ । सो॒म॒ । मृधः॑ । ज॒हि॒ । अथ॑ । नः॒ । वस्य॑सः । कृ॒धि॒ ॥
सना । दक्षम् । उत । क्रतुम् । अप । सोम । मृधः । जहि । अथ । नः । वस्यसः । कृधि ॥
sanā | dakṣam | uta | kratum | apa | soma | mṛdhaḥ | jahi | atha | naḥ | vasyasaḥ | kṛdhi
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.4.3 English analysis of grammar]
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“win; get; gain.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Dakṣa; ability; cock; fitness; will; purpose; disposition; cock.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”
[adverb]
“away.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“enemy; adversary.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“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.”
[adverb]
“now; then; furthermore; now; then.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“better; rich.”
[verb], singular, Aorist 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.”