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 10.73.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऋ॒ष्वा ते॒ पादा॒ प्र यज्जिगा॒स्यव॑र्ध॒न्वाजा॑ उ॒त ये चि॒दत्र॑ । त्वमि॑न्द्र सालावृ॒कान्त्स॒हस्र॑मा॒सन्द॑धिषे अ॒श्विना व॑वृत्याः ॥
ऋष्वा ते पादा प्र यज्जिगास्यवर्धन्वाजा उत ये चिदत्र । त्वमिन्द्र सालावृकान्त्सहस्रमासन्दधिषे अश्विना ववृत्याः ॥
ṛṣvā te pādā pra yaj jigāsy avardhan vājā uta ye cid atra | tvam indra sālāvṛkān sahasram āsan dadhiṣe aśvinā vavṛtyāḥ ||
English translation:
“Vast, (Indra), are your feet; when you advance, the Vājas, and whatsoever (deities are) thereanimated you; you, Indra, hold a thousand jackals in yourmouth, may you bring back the Aśvins.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gaurivītiḥ [gaurivīti];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): pādanicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऋ॒ष्वा । ते॒ । पादा॑ । प्र । यत् । जिगा॑सि । अव॑र्धन् । वाजाः॑ । उ॒त । ये । चि॒त् । अत्र॑ । त्वम् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । सा॒ला॒वृ॒कान् । स॒हस्र॑म् । आ॒सन् । द॒धि॒षे॒ । अ॒श्विना॑ । आ । व॒वृ॒त्याः॒ ॥
ऋष्वा । ते । पादा । प्र । यत् । जिगासि । अवर्धन् । वाजाः । उत । ये । चित् । अत्र । त्वम् । इन्द्र । सालावृकान् । सहस्रम् । आसन् । दधिषे । अश्विना । आ । ववृत्याः ॥
ṛṣvā | te | pādā | pra | yat | jigāsi | avardhan | vājāḥ | uta | ye | cit | atra | tvam | indra | sālāvṛkān | sahasram | āsan | dadhiṣe | aśvinā | ā | vavṛtyāḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.73.3 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“distinguished; high; noble; enormous.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“foot; one-fourth; beam; pāda; foot; foundation; pāda [word]; leg; leg; animal foot; step; foot; footfall; verse.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[adverb]
“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“go; enter (a state); arrive.”
[verb], plural, Imperfect
“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[adverb]
“now; there; then; then; there; here; here; in the following; alternatively; now.”
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“cat; jackal.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“thousand; one-thousandth; sahasra [word].”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“mouth.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“Asvins; two.”
[verb], singular, Perfect optative
“behave; happen; exist; return; dwell; die; roll; continue; act; exist; feed on; issue; move; travel; proceed; turn; situate; drive; account for; begin; do; inhere; revolve.”