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 10.86.13
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वृषा॑कपायि॒ रेव॑ति॒ सुपु॑त्र॒ आदु॒ सुस्नु॑षे । घस॑त्त॒ इन्द्र॑ उ॒क्षण॑: प्रि॒यं का॑चित्क॒रं ह॒विर्विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः ॥
वृषाकपायि रेवति सुपुत्र आदु सुस्नुषे । घसत्त इन्द्र उक्षणः प्रियं काचित्करं हविर्विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः ॥
vṛṣākapāyi revati suputra ād u susnuṣe | ghasat ta indra ukṣaṇaḥ priyaṃ kācitkaraṃ havir viśvasmād indra uttaraḥ ||
English translation:
“[Vṛṣākapi speaks]: O mother of Vṛṣākapi, wealthy, possessing excellent sons, possessingexcellent daughters-in-law, let Indra eat your bulls, (give him) the beloved and most delightful ghī, Indra is aboveall (the world).”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Mother of Vṛṣākapi: Vṛṣākapayin = wife of Indra; Vṛṣākapi may be a name of Indra, as theshowerer of benefits
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vṛṣākapiraindra indrāṇīndraśca;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): varuṇaḥ;
Chandas (meter): paṅktiḥ ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वृषा॑कपायि । रेव॑ति । सुऽपु॑त्रे । आत् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । सुऽस्नु॑षे । घस॑त् । ते॒ । इन्द्रः॑ । उ॒क्षणः॑ । प्रि॒यम् । का॒चि॒त्ऽक॒रम् । ह॒विः । विश्व॑स्मात् । इन्द्रः॑ । उत्ऽत॑रः ॥
वृषाकपायि । रेवति । सुपुत्रे । आत् । ऊँ इति । सुस्नुषे । घसत् । ते । इन्द्रः । उक्षणः । प्रियम् । काचित्करम् । हविः । विश्वस्मात् । इन्द्रः । उत्तरः ॥
vṛṣākapāyi | revati | su-putre | āt | oṃ iti | su-snuṣe | ghasat | te | indraḥ | ukṣaṇaḥ | priyam | kācit-karam | haviḥ | vi śvasmāt | indraḥ | ut-taraḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.86.13 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“Revatī; revatī [word]; Revatī.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“son; putra [word]; male child; Putra; Bodhisattva.”
[adverb]
“then.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“daughter-in-law.”
[verb], singular, Aorist conj./subj.
“eat.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“bull; ukṣan [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“Havya; offering; ghee; havis [word].”
[noun], ablative, singular, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“northern; following; upper; additional; better; more(a); last; concluding; superior; later(a); uttara [word]; prevailing; future; left; northerly; northerly; higher; second; dominant; excellent; chief(a).”