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 10.49.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
मां धु॒रिन्द्रं॒ नाम॑ दे॒वता॑ दि॒वश्च॒ ग्मश्चा॒पां च॑ ज॒न्तव॑: । अ॒हं हरी॒ वृष॑णा॒ विव्र॑ता र॒घू अ॒हं वज्रं॒ शव॑से धृ॒ष्ण्वा द॑दे ॥
मां धुरिन्द्रं नाम देवता दिवश्च ग्मश्चापां च जन्तवः । अहं हरी वृषणा विव्रता रघू अहं वज्रं शवसे धृष्ण्वा ददे ॥
māṃ dhur indraṃ nāma devatā divaś ca gmaś cāpāṃ ca jantavaḥ | ahaṃ harī vṛṣaṇā vivratā raghū ahaṃ vajraṃ śavase dhṛṣṇv ā dade ||
English translation:
“Those born in heaven, in earth, and in the firmament, support me, whose name is Indra among thedeities (by their offerings). I (harness to my car) two bay steeds vigorous, many-functioned, rapid; I wield for mystrength the fearful thunderbolt.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): indro vaikuṇṭhaḥ [indra vaikuṇṭha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indro vaikuṇṭhaḥ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
माम् । धुः॒ । इन्द्र॑म् । नाम॑ । दे॒वता॑ । दि॒वः । च॒ । ग्मः । च॒ । अ॒पाम् । च॒ । ज॒न्तवः॑ । अ॒हम् । हरी॒ इति॑ । वृष॑णा । विऽव्र॑ता । र॒घू इति॑ । अ॒हम् । वज्र॑म् । शव॑से । धृ॒ष्णु । आ । द॒दे॒ ॥
माम् । धुः । इन्द्रम् । नाम । देवता । दिवः । च । ग्मः । च । अपाम् । च । जन्तवः । अहम् । हरी इति । वृषणा । विव्रता । रघू इति । अहम् । वज्रम् । शवसे । धृष्णु । आ । ददे ॥
mām | dhuḥ | indram | nāma | devatā | divaḥ | ca | gmaḥ | ca | apām | ca | jantavaḥ | aham | harī iti | vṛṣaṇā | vi-vratā | raghū iti | aham | vajram | śavase | dhṛṣṇu | ā | dade
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.49.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular
“I; mine.”
[verb], plural, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
“by name; indeed; however; indeed.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“Hindu deity; Deva; deity; idol; devatā [word]; divinity; temple.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“gam.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“man; worm; being; child; Jantu; offspring; insect; vermin; animal.”
[noun], nominative, singular
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“Vishnu; monkey; Krishna; horse; lion; Indra; Hari; Surya; Hari; haritāla; Hari; snake; frog.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“refractory; loath.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“low; fast.”
[noun], nominative, singular
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“vajra; Vajra; vajra; vajra; lightning; abhra; vajramūṣā; diamond; vajra [word]; vajrakapāṭa; vajra; vaikrānta.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“strength; power; superiority.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“brave; ferocious; strong.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“give; add; perform; put; administer; fill into; give; ignite; put on; offer; use; fuel; pour; grant; feed; teach; construct; insert; drip; wrap; pay; hand over; lend; inflict; concentrate; sacrifice; splint; poultice; create.”