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 9.61.13

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उपो॒ षु जा॒तम॒प्तुरं॒ गोभि॑र्भ॒ङ्गं परि॑ष्कृतम् । इन्दुं॑ दे॒वा अ॑यासिषुः ॥
उपो षु जातमप्तुरं गोभिर्भङ्गं परिष्कृतम् । इन्दुं देवा अयासिषुः ॥
upo ṣu jātam apturaṃ gobhir bhaṅgam pariṣkṛtam | induṃ devā ayāsiṣuḥ ||

English translation:

“The gods approach Indu, (who is) completely genitive rated, sent forth by the waters, the demolisher (of foes), adorned with milk and curds.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उपो॒ इति॑ । सु । जा॒तम् । अ॒प्ऽतुर॑म् । गोभिः॑ । भ॒ङ्गम् । परि॑ऽकृतम् । इन्दु॑म् । दे॒वाः । अ॒या॒सि॒षुः॒ ॥
उपो इति । सु । जातम् । अप्तुरम् । गोभिः । भङ्गम् । परिकृतम् । इन्दुम् । देवाः । अयासिषुः ॥
upo iti | su | jātam | ap-turam | gobhiḥ | bhaṅgam | pari-kṛtam | indum | devāḥ | ayāsiṣuḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.61.13 English analysis of grammar]

upo < upa

[adverb]

“towards; on; next.”

upo < u

[adverb]

“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”

ṣu < su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

jātam < jan

[verb noun], accusative, singular

“become; originate; be born; transform; happen; result; grow; beget; produce; create; conceive; separate; cause; give birth; grow; produce; generate; be; become; arise; come on.”

apturaṃ < apturam < aptur

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

gobhir < gobhiḥ < go

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“cow; cattle; go [word]; Earth; bull; floor; milk; beam; sunbeam; leather; hide; horn; language; bowstring; earth; ox; Svarga.”

bhaṅgam < bhaṅga

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

pariṣkṛtam < pariṣkṛ < √kṛ

[verb noun], accusative, singular

“decorate.”

induṃ < indum < indu

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

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

devā < devāḥ < deva

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

ayāsiṣuḥ <

[verb], plural, Athematic sis aor. (Ind.)

“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”

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