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 10.105.11

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

श॒तं वा॒ यद॑सुर्य॒ प्रति॑ त्वा सुमि॒त्र इ॒त्थास्तौ॑द्दुर्मि॒त्र इ॒त्थास्तौ॑त् । आवो॒ यद्द॑स्यु॒हत्ये॑ कुत्सपु॒त्रं प्रावो॒ यद्द॑स्यु॒हत्ये॑ कुत्सव॒त्सम् ॥
शतं वा यदसुर्य प्रति त्वा सुमित्र इत्थास्तौद्दुर्मित्र इत्थास्तौत् । आवो यद्दस्युहत्ये कुत्सपुत्रं प्रावो यद्दस्युहत्ये कुत्सवत्सम् ॥
śataṃ vā yad asurya prati tvā sumitra itthāstaud durmitra itthāstaut | āvo yad dasyuhatye kutsaputram prāvo yad dasyuhatye kutsavatsam ||

English translation:

“When, you, mighty (Indra, gave) hundredfold (riches), Sumitra praised you thus, Durmitra praised youthus, when at the slaughter of the Dasyus you did protect Kutsa's son, when at the slaughter of the Dasyus youprotected Kutsa's darling.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kautsaḥ sumitro durmitro vā [kautsa sumitra durmitra vā];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

श॒तम् । वा॒ । यत् । अ॒सु॒र्य॒ । प्रति॑ । त्वा॒ । सु॒ऽमि॒त्रः । इ॒त्था । अ॒स्तौ॒त् । दुः॒ऽमि॒त्रः । इ॒त्था । अ॒स्तौ॒त् । आवः॑ । यत् । द॒स्यु॒ऽहत्ये॑ । कु॒त्स॒ऽपु॒त्रम् । प्र । आवः॑ । यत् । द॒स्यु॒ऽहत्ये॑ । कु॒त्स॒ऽव॒त्सम् ॥
शतम् । वा । यत् । असुर्य । प्रति । त्वा । सुमित्रः । इत्था । अस्तौत् । दुःमित्रः । इत्था । अस्तौत् । आवः । यत् । दस्युहत्ये । कुत्सपुत्रम् । प्र । आवः । यत् । दस्युहत्ये । कुत्सवत्सम् ॥
śatam | vā | yat | asurya | prati | tvā | su-mitraḥ | itthā | astaut | duḥ-mitraḥ | itthā | astaut | āvaḥ | yat | dasyu-hatye | kutsa-putram | pra | āvaḥ | yat | dasyu-hatye | kutsa-vatsam

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.105.11 English analysis of grammar]

śataṃ < śatam < śata

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“hundred; one-hundredth; śata [word].”

[adverb]

“or; optionally; either.”

yad < yat

[adverb]

“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”

asurya

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“āsura.”

prati

[adverb]

“towards; per; regarding; respectively; according to; until.”

tvā < tvad

[noun], accusative, singular

“you.”

sumitra < sumitraḥ < sumitra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Sumitra; Sumitra.”

itthāstaud < itthā

[adverb]

“thus; here.”

itthāstaud < astaut < stu

[verb], singular, Imperfect

“laud; praise; declare; stu.”

durmitra < durmitraḥ < durmitra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

itthāstaut < itthā

[adverb]

“thus; here.”

itthāstaut < astaut < stu

[verb], singular, Imperfect

“laud; praise; declare; stu.”

āvo < āvaḥ < av

[verb], singular, Imperfect

“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”

yad < yat

[adverb]

“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”

dasyuhatye < dasyu

[noun], masculine

“savage; outcast; mugger.”

dasyuhatye < hatye < hatya

[noun], locative, singular, neuter

“killing.”

kutsaputram < kutsa

[noun], masculine

“Kutsa; kutsa [word].”

kutsaputram < putram < putra

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“son; putra [word]; male child; Putra; Bodhisattva.”

prāvo < pra

[adverb]

“towards; ahead.”

prāvo < āvaḥ < av

[verb], singular, Imperfect

“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”

yad < yat

[adverb]

“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”

dasyuhatye < dasyu

[noun], masculine

“savage; outcast; mugger.”

dasyuhatye < hatye < hatya

[noun], locative, singular, neuter

“killing.”

kutsavatsam < kutsa

[noun], masculine

“Kutsa; kutsa [word].”

kutsavatsam < vatsam < vatsa

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“calf; child; Vatsa; vatsa [word]; juvenile; Vatsa; Vatsa; Vatsa; son; male child.”

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