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 9.85.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒स्मान्त्स॑म॒र्ये प॑वमान चोदय॒ दक्षो॑ दे॒वाना॒मसि॒ हि प्रि॒यो मद॑: । ज॒हि शत्रूँ॑र॒भ्या भ॑न्दनाय॒तः पिबे॑न्द्र॒ सोम॒मव॑ नो॒ मृधो॑ जहि ॥
अस्मान्त्समर्ये पवमान चोदय दक्षो देवानामसि हि प्रियो मदः । जहि शत्रूँरभ्या भन्दनायतः पिबेन्द्र सोममव नो मृधो जहि ॥
asmān samarye pavamāna codaya dakṣo devānām asi hi priyo madaḥ | jahi śatrūm̐r abhy ā bhandanāyataḥ pibendra somam ava no mṛdho jahi ||
English translation:
“Purified (Soma), animate us in battle; for you are powerful, dear to the gods, the exhilarator. Slay our foes, approach (us) who desire (to propitiate you by) praises; Indra, drink the Soma, destroy our adversaries.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): veno bhārgavaḥ [vena bhārgava];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛjjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अस्मान् । स॒ऽम॒र्ये । प॒व॒मा॒न॒ । चो॒द॒य॒ । दक्षः॑ । दे॒वाना॑म् । असि॑ । हि । प्रि॒यः । मदः॑ । ज॒हि । शत्रू॑न् । अ॒भि । आ । भ॒न्द॒ना॒ऽय॒तः । पिब॑ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । सोम॑म् । अव॑ । नः॒ । मृधः॑ । ज॒हि॒ ॥
अस्मान् । समर्ये । पवमान । चोदय । दक्षः । देवानाम् । असि । हि । प्रियः । मदः । जहि । शत्रून् । अभि । आ । भन्दनायतः । पिब । इन्द्र । सोमम् । अव । नः । मृधः । जहि ॥
asmān | sa-marye | pavamāna | codaya | dakṣaḥ | devānām | asi | hi | priyaḥ | madaḥ | jahi | śatrūn | abhi | ā | bhandanāyataḥ | piba | indra | somam | ava | naḥ | mṛdhaḥ | jahi
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.85.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
[verb noun], vocative, singular
“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“impel; drive; incite; command; drive; arouse; propel.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Dakṣa; ability; cock; fitness; will; purpose; disposition; cock.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[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.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“enemy; foe; enemy; Asura.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb noun], accusative, plural
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“drink; gulp; soak; drink; suck; inhale.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[adverb]
“down.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“enemy; adversary.”
[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.”