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 9.6.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अनु॑ द्र॒प्सास॒ इन्द॑व॒ आपो॒ न प्र॒वता॑सरन् । पु॒ना॒ना इन्द्र॑माशत ॥
अनु द्रप्सास इन्दव आपो न प्रवतासरन् । पुनाना इन्द्रमाशत ॥
anu drapsāsa indava āpo na pravatāsaran | punānā indram āśata ||
English translation:
“The quickly-falling drops, as they filter, follow Indra and reach him, like waters rushing down a declivity.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): asitaḥ kāśyapo devalo vā [asita kāśyapa devala vā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अनु॑ । द्र॒प्सासः॑ । इन्द॑वः । आपः॑ । न । प्र॒वता॑ । अ॒स॒र॒न् । पु॒ना॒नाः । इन्द्र॑म् । आ॒श॒त॒ ॥
अनु । द्रप्सासः । इन्दवः । आपः । न । प्रवता । असरन् । पुनानाः । इन्द्रम् । आशत ॥
anu | drapsāsaḥ | indavaḥ | āpaḥ | na | pravatā | asaran | punānāḥ | indram | āśata
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.6.4 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“drop; banner.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“slope; river.”
[verb], plural, Thematic aorist (Ind.)
“sṛ; liquefy; run; spread; stretch out.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[verb], plural, Root aorist (Ind.)
“get; reach; enter (a state).”