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 9.109.14

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

बिभ॑र्ति॒ चार्विन्द्र॑स्य॒ नाम॒ येन॒ विश्वा॑नि वृ॒त्रा ज॒घान॑ ॥
बिभर्ति चार्विन्द्रस्य नाम येन विश्वानि वृत्रा जघान ॥
bibharti cārv indrasya nāma yena viśvāni vṛtrā jaghāna ||

English translation:

“The auspicious (Soma) sustains Indra's body, by which he has slain all rākṣasas.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): agnayo dhiṣṇyā aiśvarāḥ [agnaya dhiṣṇyā aiśvarāḥ];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): bhurigārcīgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

बिभ॑र्ति । चारु॑ । इन्द्र॑स्य । नाम॑ । येन॑ । विश्वा॑नि । वृ॒त्रा । ज॒घान॑ ॥
बिभर्ति । चारु । इन्द्रस्य । नाम । येन । विश्वानि । वृत्रा । जघान ॥
bibharti | cāru | indrasya | nāma | yena | viśvāni | vṛtrā | jaghāna

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.109.14 English analysis of grammar]

bibharti < bhṛ

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”

cārv < cāru

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“pleasant; beautiful; beloved; agreeable; cāru [word].”

indrasya < indra

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

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

nāma < nāman

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“name; appellation; nāman [word]; nāmakaraṇa; surname; noun; word.”

yena < yad

[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

viśvāni < viśva

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

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

vṛtrā < vṛtra

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“enemy.”

jaghāna < han

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“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.”

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