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 9.63.9

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उ॒त त्या ह॒रितो॒ दश॒ सूरो॑ अयुक्त॒ यात॑वे । इन्दु॒रिन्द्र॒ इति॑ ब्रु॒वन् ॥
उत त्या हरितो दश सूरो अयुक्त यातवे । इन्दुरिन्द्र इति ब्रुवन् ॥
uta tyā harito daśa sūro ayukta yātave | indur indra iti bruvan ||

English translation:

“And Indu exclaiming 'Indra!' harnesses the (horse of the) sun to go towards these ten regions.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Tyā harito daśa: haritaḥ = horses or rays of the sun

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): nidhruviḥ kāśyapaḥ [nidhruvi kāśyapa];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उ॒त । त्याः । ह॒रितः॑ । दश॑ । सूरः॑ । अ॒यु॒क्त॒ । यात॑वे । इन्दुः॑ । इन्द्रः॑ । इति॑ । ब्रु॒वन् ॥
उत । त्याः । हरितः । दश । सूरः । अयुक्त । यातवे । इन्दुः । इन्द्रः । इति । ब्रुवन् ॥
uta | tyāḥ | haritaḥ | daśa | sūraḥ | ayukta | yātave | induḥ | indraḥ | iti | bruvan

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.63.9 English analysis of grammar]

uta

[adverb]

“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”

tyā < tyāḥ < tya

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“that.”

harito < haritaḥ < harit

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“pale; green; bay; yellow.”

daśa < daśan

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“ten; tenth; daśan [word].”

sūro < sūraḥ < svar

[adverb]

“sun; sky; sunlight.”

ayukta < yuj

[verb], singular, Root aorist (Ind.)

“mix; use; endow; yoke; accompany; to practice Yoga; connect; hire; administer; compound; affect; add; concentrate; unite; join; prosecute; combine; supply; compound; attach to; appoint; fill; process; mobilize; mount; complement; eat; join; treat; coincide; affect; challenge.”

yātave <

[verb noun]

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

indur < induḥ < indu

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

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

indra < indraḥ < indra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

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

iti

[adverb]

“thus; so; iti [word].”

bruvan < brū

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“say; tell; describe; speak; state; answer; call; explain; address; proclaim; talk; talk; choose.”

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