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 10.23.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सो चि॒न्नु वृ॒ष्टिर्यू॒थ्या॒३॒॑ स्वा सचाँ॒ इन्द्र॒: श्मश्रू॑णि॒ हरि॑ता॒भि प्रु॑ष्णुते । अव॑ वेति सु॒क्षयं॑ सु॒ते मधूदिद्धू॑नोति॒ वातो॒ यथा॒ वन॑म् ॥
सो चिन्नु वृष्टिर्यूथ्या स्वा सचाँ इन्द्रः श्मश्रूणि हरिताभि प्रुष्णुते । अव वेति सुक्षयं सुते मधूदिद्धूनोति वातो यथा वनम् ॥
so cin nu vṛṣṭir yūthyā svā sacām̐ indraḥ śmaśrūṇi haritābhi pruṣṇute | ava veti sukṣayaṃ sute madhūd id dhūnoti vāto yathā vanam ||
English translation:
“As the rain (bedews all), so, Indra, accompanied by his troops (of the Maruts), sprinkles their beards,with the green (Soma); he repairs to the plural asant chamber (of sacrifice); (the Soma) beign effused, the sweetSoma agitates (his frame), as the breeze (shakes) the forest.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vimada aindraḥ prājāpatyo vā vasukṛdvā vāsukraḥ [vimada aindra prājāpatya vā vasukṛdvā vāsukra];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): bhurigārcījagatī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सो इति॑ । चि॒त् । नु । वृ॒ष्टिः । यू॒थ्या॑ । स्वा । सचा॑ । इन्द्रः॑ । श्मश्रू॑णि । हरि॑ता । अ॒भि । प्रु॒ष्णु॒ते॒ । अव॑ । वे॒ति॒ । सु॒ऽक्षय॑म् । सु॒ते । मधु॑ । उत् । इत् । धू॒नो॒ति॒ । वातः॑ । यथा॑ । वन॑म् ॥
सो इति । चित् । नु । वृष्टिः । यूथ्या । स्वा । सचा । इन्द्रः । श्मश्रूणि । हरिता । अभि । प्रुष्णुते । अव । वेति । सुक्षयम् । सुते । मधु । उत् । इत् । धूनोति । वातः । यथा । वनम् ॥
so iti | cit | nu | vṛṣṭiḥ | yūthyā | svā | sacā | indraḥ | śmaśrūṇi | haritā | abhi | pruṣṇute | ava | veti | su-kṣayam | sute | madhu | ut | it | dhūnoti | vātaḥ | yathā | vanam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.23.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[adverb]
“now; already.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“rain; shower; rainy season.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“own(a); respective(a); akin(p); sva [word]; individual; present(a); independent.”
[?]
“_”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“beard.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“green; yellow; fresh; harita [word]; green.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“sprinkle; wet.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“approach; ask; desire; go; drive.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“dwelling; house; kṣaya [word]; home; family.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Soma.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“honey; alcohol; sweet; nectar; madhu [word].”
[adverb]
“up.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“shake; remove; chase away.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“vāta; wind; fart; Vayu; air; draft; vāta [word]; Vāta; rheumatism; Marut.”
[adverb]
“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“forest; wood; tree; grove; vana [word]; forest; brush.”