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 10.113.9

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

भूरि॒ दक्षे॑भिर्वच॒नेभि॒ॠक्व॑भिः स॒ख्येभि॑: स॒ख्यानि॒ प्र वो॑चत । इन्द्रो॒ धुनिं॑ च॒ चुमु॑रिं च द॒म्भय॑ञ्छ्रद्धामन॒स्या शृ॑णुते द॒भीत॑ये ॥
भूरि दक्षेभिर्वचनेभिॠक्वभिः सख्येभिः सख्यानि प्र वोचत । इन्द्रो धुनिं च चुमुरिं च दम्भयञ्छ्रद्धामनस्या शृणुते दभीतये ॥
bhūri dakṣebhir vacanebhir ṛkvabhiḥ sakhyebhiḥ sakhyāni pra vocata | indro dhuniṃ ca cumuriṃ ca dambhayañ chraddhāmanasyā śṛṇute dabhītaye ||

English translation:

“Celebrate the numerous benevolent (acts of Indra) with clever affectionate praises, together with texts;for adoration.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śataprabhedano vairūpaḥ [śataprabhedana vairūpa];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): virāḍjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

भूरि॑ । दक्षे॑भिः । व॒च॒नेभिः॑ । ऋक्व॑ऽभिः । स॒ख्येभिः॑ । स॒ख्यानि॑ । प्र । वो॒च॒त॒ । इन्द्रः॑ । धुनि॑म् । च॒ । चुमु॑रिम् । च॒ । द॒म्भय॑न् । श्र॒द्धा॒ऽम॒न॒स्या । शृ॒णु॒ते॒ । द॒भीत॑ये ॥
भूरि । दक्षेभिः । वचनेभिः । ऋक्वभिः । सख्येभिः । सख्यानि । प्र । वोचत । इन्द्रः । धुनिम् । च । चुमुरिम् । च । दम्भयन् । श्रद्धामनस्या । शृणुते । दभीतये ॥
bhūri | dakṣebhiḥ | vacanebhiḥ | ṛkva-bhiḥ | sakhyebhiḥ | sakhyāni | pra | vocata | indraḥ | dhunim | ca | cumurim | ca | dambhayan | śraddhāmanasyā | śṛṇute | dabhītaye

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.113.9 English analysis of grammar]

bhūri

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“much; many; much(a); abundant; rich; mighty; distinguished.”

dakṣebhir < dakṣebhiḥ < dakṣa

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“deft; right; intelligent; expert.”

vacanebhir < vacanebhiḥ < vacana

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“statement; command; speech; question; description; construction; advice; number; vacana [word]; case ending; rumor; speaking; pronunciation; recommendation; history.”

ṛkvabhiḥ < ṛkvan

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“singing.”

sakhyebhiḥ < sakhya

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“friendship; aid; company.”

sakhyāni < sakhya

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“friendship; aid; company.”

pra

[adverb]

“towards; ahead.”

vocata < vac

[verb], plural, Aorist imperative

“say; describe; name; tell; address; enumerate; call; state; teach; explain; say; declare; speak; define; declare; order; address; recommend; answer; deem; recite; approve; proclaim; indicate; determine; mention; designate.”

indro < indraḥ < indra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

dhuniṃ < dhunim < dhuni

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

cumuriṃ < cumurim < cumuri

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

dambhayañchraddhāmanasyā < dambhayan < dambhay < √dabh

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“subjugate; destroy.”

dambhayañchraddhāmanasyā < śraddhāmanasyā

[adverb]

śṛṇute < śru

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“listen; come to know; hear; hear; listen; study; heed; learn.”

dabhītaye < dabhīti

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“Dabhīti.”

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