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...

Disclaimer: These are translations of Sanskrit texts and are not necessarily approved by everyone associated with the traditions connected to these texts. Consult the source and original scripture in case of doubt.

Rig Veda 9.63.28

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

पु॒ना॒नः सो॑म॒ धार॒येन्दो॒ विश्वा॒ अप॒ स्रिध॑: । ज॒हि रक्षां॑सि सुक्रतो ॥
पुनानः सोम धारयेन्दो विश्वा अप स्रिधः । जहि रक्षांसि सुक्रतो ॥
punānaḥ soma dhārayendo viśvā apa sridhaḥ | jahi rakṣāṃsi sukrato ||

English translation:

“Brilliant Soma, do you, purified in a stream, achieving great acts, destroy all foes and the rākṣasas.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

पु॒ना॒नः । सो॒म॒ धार॑या । इन्दो॒ इति॑ । विश्वा॑ । अप॑ । स्रिधः॑ । ज॒हि । रक्षां॑सि । सु॒क्र॒तो॒ इति॑ सुऽक्रतो ॥
पुनानः । सोम धारया । इन्दो इति । विश्वा । अप । स्रिधः । जहि । रक्षांसि । सुक्रतो इति सुक्रतो ॥
punānaḥ | soma | dhārayā | indo iti | viśvā | apa | sridhaḥ | jahi | rakṣāṃsi | sukrato itisu-krato

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.63.28 English analysis of grammar]

punānaḥ <

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”

soma

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

dhārayendo < dhārayā < dhārā

[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine

“flush; flow; current; spring; fountain.”

dhārayendo < indo < indu

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

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

viśvā < viśvāḥ < viśva

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

apa

[adverb]

“away.”

sridhaḥ < sridh

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“failure; damage.”

jahi < han

[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.”

rakṣāṃsi < rakṣas

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“Rākṣasa; Rakṣas; rakṣas [word].”

sukrato < su

[adverb]

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

sukrato < krato < kratu

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: