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 10.99.12
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒वा म॒हो अ॑सुर व॒क्षथा॑य वम्र॒कः प॒ड्भिरुप॑ सर्प॒दिन्द्र॑म् । स इ॑या॒नः क॑रति स्व॒स्तिम॑स्मा॒ इष॒मूर्जं॑ सुक्षि॒तिं विश्व॒माभा॑: ॥
एवा महो असुर वक्षथाय वम्रकः पड्भिरुप सर्पदिन्द्रम् । स इयानः करति स्वस्तिमस्मा इषमूर्जं सुक्षितिं विश्वमाभाः ॥
evā maho asura vakṣathāya vamrakaḥ paḍbhir upa sarpad indram | sa iyānaḥ karati svastim asmā iṣam ūrjaṃ sukṣitiṃ viśvam ābhāḥ ||
English translation:
“In this manner, O mighty (Indra), Vamraka approached Indra on foot, to bring an ample oblation. Mayhe, being approached, grant us prosperity, may he bring us food, drink, a secure dwelling and all (good things).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vamro vaikhānasaḥ [vamra vaikhānasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒व । म॒हः । अ॒सु॒र॒ । व॒क्षथा॑य । व॒म्र॒कः । प॒ट्ऽभिः । उप॑ । स॒र्प॒त् । इन्द्र॑म् । सः । इ॒या॒नः । क॒र॒ति॒ । स्व॒स्तिम् । अ॒स्मै॒ । इष॑म् । ऊर्ज॑म् । सु॒ऽक्षि॒तिम् । विश्व॑म् । आ । अ॒भा॒रित्य॑भाः ॥
एव । महः । असुर । वक्षथाय । वम्रकः । पट्भिः । उप । सर्पत् । इन्द्रम् । सः । इयानः । करति । स्वस्तिम् । अस्मै । इषम् । ऊर्जम् । सुक्षितिम् । विश्वम् । आ । अभारित्यभाः ॥
eva | mahaḥ | asura | vakṣathāya | vamrakaḥ | paṭ-bhiḥ | upa | sarpat | indram | saḥ | iyānaḥ | karati | svastim | asmai | iṣam | ūrjam | su-kṣitim | viśvam | ā | abhār ity abhāḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.99.12 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“indeed; merely; thus; even; surely; same; eva [word]; successively; immediately; in truth.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Asura; lord; asura [word]; sulfur.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“increase; growth.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], instrumental, plural
“foot; pad [word].”
[adverb]
“towards; on; next.”
[verb], singular, Present injunctive
“crawl; spread; wander.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“beg; solicit.”
[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.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“prosperity; well-being; fortune; benediction; svasti [word]; well; luck.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“refreshment; enjoyment; stores.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“strength; refreshment; vigor; food; strengthening.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“floor; Earth; earth; pṛthivī; people; dwelling; battlefield; Earth; estate; colony; house.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[verb], singular, Athematic s aor. (Ind.)
“bring.”