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 10.44.4

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ए॒वा पतिं॑ द्रोण॒साचं॒ सचे॑तसमू॒र्जः स्क॒म्भं ध॒रुण॒ आ वृ॑षायसे । ओज॑: कृष्व॒ सं गृ॑भाय॒ त्वे अप्यसो॒ यथा॑ केनि॒पाना॑मि॒नो वृ॒धे ॥
एवा पतिं द्रोणसाचं सचेतसमूर्जः स्कम्भं धरुण आ वृषायसे । ओजः कृष्व सं गृभाय त्वे अप्यसो यथा केनिपानामिनो वृधे ॥
evā patiṃ droṇasācaṃ sacetasam ūrjaḥ skambhaṃ dharuṇa ā vṛṣāyase | ojaḥ kṛṣva saṃ gṛbhāya tve apy aso yathā kenipānām ino vṛdhe ||

English translation:

“Verily, Indra, you pour into your capacious (stomach) the protecting (Soma), serving the woodentrough, intelligent, holding strength; bestow (upon us) vigour; take us into yourself, for you are the lord for theexaltation of the wise.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kṛṣṇaḥ [kṛṣṇa];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): virāḍjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ए॒व । पति॑म् । द्रो॒ण॒ऽसाच॑म् । सऽचे॑तसम् । ऊ॒र्जः । स्क॒म्भम् । ध॒रुणे॑ । आ । वृ॒ष॒ऽय॒से॒ । ओजः॑ । कृ॒ष्व॒ । सम् । गृ॒भा॒य॒ । त्वे इति॑ । अपि॑ । असः॑ । यथा॑ । के॒ऽनि॒पाना॑म् । इ॒नः । वृ॒धे ॥
एव । पतिम् । द्रोणसाचम् । सचेतसम् । ऊर्जः । स्कम्भम् । धरुणे । आ । वृषयसे । ओजः । कृष्व । सम् । गृभाय । त्वे इति । अपि । असः । यथा । केनिपानाम् । इनः । वृधे ॥
eva | patim | droṇa-sācam | sa-cetasam | ūrjaḥ | skambham | dharuṇe | ā | vṛṣa-yase | ojaḥ | kṛṣva | sam | gṛbhāya | tve iti | api | asaḥ | yathā | ke--nipānām | inaḥ | vṛdhe

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.44.4 English analysis of grammar]

evā < eva

[adverb]

“indeed; merely; thus; even; surely; same; eva [word]; successively; immediately; in truth.”

patiṃ < patim < pati

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”

droṇasācaṃ < droṇasācam < droṇasāc

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

sacetasam < sacetas

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“consentaneous.”

ūrja < ūrjaḥ < ūrj

[noun], genitive, singular, feminine

“strength; refreshment; vigor; food; strengthening.”

skambhaṃ < skambham < skambha

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“prop.”

dharuṇa < dharuṇe < dharuṇa

[noun], locative, singular, neuter

“prop; foundation.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

vṛṣāyase < vṛṣāy

[verb], singular, Present indikative

ojaḥ < ojas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“strength; power; ojas; ojas [word]; potency; might.”

kṛṣva < kṛ

[verb], singular, Aorist imperative

“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”

saṃ < sam

[adverb]

“sam; together; together; saṃ.”

gṛbhāya < gṛbhāy < √grah

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“accept.”

tve < tvad

[noun], locative, singular

“you.”

apy < api

[adverb]

“besides; even; surely; though; furthermore; among; contrastingly; assuredly.”

aso < asaḥ < as

[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

yathā

[adverb]

“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”

kenipānām < kenipa

[noun], genitive, plural, masculine

ino < inaḥ < ina

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“mighty; powerful.”

vṛdhe < vṛdh

[verb noun]

“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”

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