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 10.52.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ वो॑ यक्ष्यमृत॒त्वं सु॒वीरं॒ यथा॑ वो देवा॒ वरि॑व॒: करा॑णि । आ बा॒ह्वोर्वज्र॒मिन्द्र॑स्य धेया॒मथे॒मा विश्वा॒: पृत॑ना जयाति ॥
आ वो यक्ष्यमृतत्वं सुवीरं यथा वो देवा वरिवः कराणि । आ बाह्वोर्वज्रमिन्द्रस्य धेयामथेमा विश्वाः पृतना जयाति ॥
ā vo yakṣy amṛtatvaṃ suvīraṃ yathā vo devā varivaḥ karāṇi | ā bāhvor vajram indrasya dheyām athemā viśvāḥ pṛtanā jayāti ||
English translation:
“Gods, I solicit of you immortality and excellent male offspring, that I may offer you adoration. I causeIndra to take the thunderbolt in his hands, wherewith he may overcome all these hostile hosts.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): agniḥ saucīkaḥ [agni saucīka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): devāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ । वः॒ । य॒क्षि॒ । अ॒मृत॒ऽत्वम् । सु॒ऽवीर॑म् । यथा॑ । वः॒ । दे॒वाः॒ । वरि॑वः । करा॑णि । आ । बा॒ह्वोः । वज्र॑म् । इन्द्र॑स्य । धेया॑म् । अथ॑ । इ॒माः । विश्वाः॑ । पृत॑नाः । ज॒या॒ति॒ ॥
आ । वः । यक्षि । अमृतत्वम् । सुवीरम् । यथा । वः । देवाः । वरिवः । कराणि । आ । बाह्वोः । वज्रम् । इन्द्रस्य । धेयाम् । अथ । इमाः । विश्वाः । पृतनाः । जयाति ॥
ā | vaḥ | yakṣi | amṛta-tvam | su-vīram | yathā | vaḥ | devāḥ | varivaḥ | karāṇi | ā | bāhvoḥ | vajram | indrasya | dheyām | atha | imāḥ | viśvāḥ | pṛtanāḥ | jayāti
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.52.5 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], accusative, plural
“you.”
[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“sacrifice; worship; worship.”
[noun]
“immortal; amṛta; imperishable.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“state; quality; cause; reason.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“hero; man; Vīra; vīra; vīra [word]; Vīra.”
[adverb]
“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”
[noun], dative, plural
“you.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“room; varivas [word]; space; escape.”
[verb], singular, Aorist conj./subj.
“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.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], locative, dual, masculine
“arm; bāhu [word]; elbow; forefoot.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“vajra; Vajra; vajra; vajra; lightning; abhra; vajramūṣā; diamond; vajra [word]; vajrakapāṭa; vajra; vaikrānta.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[verb], singular, Aorist optative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[adverb]
“now; then; furthermore; now; then.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“army; battle; pṛtanā [word]; pṛtanā.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”