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 9.35.4

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

प्र वाज॒मिन्दु॑रिष्यति॒ सिषा॑सन्वाज॒सा ऋषि॑: । व्र॒ता वि॑दा॒न आयु॑धा ॥
प्र वाजमिन्दुरिष्यति सिषासन्वाजसा ऋषिः । व्रता विदान आयुधा ॥
pra vājam indur iṣyati siṣāsan vājasā ṛṣiḥ | vratā vidāna āyudhā ||

English translation:

Indu, the bestower of food, the seer sends food to the worshipper, showing his favour, acquainted with sacred rites and arms.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

प्र । वाज॑म् । इन्दुः॑ । इ॒ष्य॒ति॒ । सिसा॑सन् । वा॒ज॒ऽसाः । ऋषिः॑ । व्र॒ता । वि॒दा॒नः । आयु॑धा ॥
प्र । वाजम् । इन्दुः । इष्यति । सिसासन् । वाजसाः । ऋषिः । व्रता । विदानः । आयुधा ॥
pra | vājam | induḥ | iṣyati | sisāsan | vāja-sāḥ | ṛṣiḥ | vratā | vidānaḥ | āyudhā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.35.4 English analysis of grammar]

pra

[adverb]

“towards; ahead.”

vājam < vāja

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”

indur < induḥ < indu

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”

iṣyati < iṣ

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“desire; recommend; approve; seek; call; search; try; prefer; love; commend; assent; permit; choose.”

siṣāsan < siṣās < √san

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“win; gain.”

vājasā < vāja

[noun], masculine

“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”

vājasā < sāḥ <

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“winning.”

ṛṣiḥ < ṛṣi

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Ṛṣi; spiritual teacher; ascetic; Mantra.”

vratā < vrata

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“vrata (vote); commandment; law; oath; command; rule; custom; vrata [word]; rule; behavior.”

vidāna < vidānaḥ < vid

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”

āyudhā < āyudha

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“weapon; āyudha [word].”

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