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 10.43.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वि॒षू॒वृदिन्द्रो॒ अम॑तेरु॒त क्षु॒धः स इद्रा॒यो म॒घवा॒ वस्व॑ ईशते । तस्येदि॒मे प्र॑व॒णे स॒प्त सिन्ध॑वो॒ वयो॑ वर्धन्ति वृष॒भस्य॑ शु॒ष्मिण॑: ॥
विषूवृदिन्द्रो अमतेरुत क्षुधः स इद्रायो मघवा वस्व ईशते । तस्येदिमे प्रवणे सप्त सिन्धवो वयो वर्धन्ति वृषभस्य शुष्मिणः ॥
viṣūvṛd indro amater uta kṣudhaḥ sa id rāyo maghavā vasva īśate | tasyed ime pravaṇe sapta sindhavo vayo vardhanti vṛṣabhasya śuṣmiṇaḥ ||
English translation:
“May Indra be the remover of thirst and hunger, for he, Maghavat, is lord over precious riches; theseseven rivers of the powerful showerer, (Indra), flowing down a declivity, augment food.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Remover of thirst andhunger: amati = ignorance; or, thirst taking away the understanidng; precious riches: vasvaḥ = riches whichcover us with clothes
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kṛṣṇaḥ [kṛṣṇa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): jagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वि॒षु॒ऽवृत् । इन्द्रः॑ । अम॑तेः । उ॒त् । क्षु॒धः । सः । इत् । रा॒यः । म॒घऽवा॑ । वस्वः॑ । ई॒श॒ते॒ । तस्य॑ । इ॒मे । प्र॒व॒णे । स॒प्त । सिन्ध॑वः । वयः॑ । व॒र्ध॒न्ति॒ । वृ॒ष॒भस्य॑ । शु॒ष्मिणः॑ ॥
विषुवृत् । इन्द्रः । अमतेः । उत् । क्षुधः । सः । इत् । रायः । मघवा । वस्वः । ईशते । तस्य । इमे । प्रवणे । सप्त । सिन्धवः । वयः । वर्धन्ति । वृषभस्य । शुष्मिणः ॥
viṣu-vṛt | indraḥ | amateḥ | ut | kṣudhaḥ | saḥ | it | rāyaḥ | magha-vā | vasvaḥ | īśate | tasya | ime | pravaṇe | sapta | sindhavaḥ | vayaḥ | vardhanti | vṛṣabhasya | śuṣmiṇaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.43.3 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], genitive, singular, feminine
“indigence.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], genitive, singular, feminine
“hunger; kṣudh.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; maghavan [word].”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“govern; command; master; dominate; can; reign; control; own.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“descent.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“seven; seventh.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“river; Indus; sindhu [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“age; vigor; old age; strength; vayas [word]; aging; power; youth; food.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“bull; Vṛṣabha; Vṛṣabha; best.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“strong; hotheaded.”