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 10.144.1

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒यं हि ते॒ अम॑र्त्य॒ इन्दु॒रत्यो॒ न पत्य॑ते । दक्षो॑ वि॒श्वायु॑र्वे॒धसे॑ ॥
अयं हि ते अमर्त्य इन्दुरत्यो न पत्यते । दक्षो विश्वायुर्वेधसे ॥
ayaṃ hi te amartya indur atyo na patyate | dakṣo viśvāyur vedhase ||

English translation:

“This immortal Soma, the giver of strength, the giver of long life to all, hastens like a swift horse to you(Indra), the creator.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): suparṇastārkṣyaputra ūrdhvakṛśano vā yāmāyanaḥ [suparṇastārkṣyaputra ūrdhvakṛśana vā yāmāyana];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒यम् । हि । ते॒ । अम॑र्त्यः । इन्दुः॑ । अत्यः॑ । न । पत्य॑ते । दक्षः॑ । वि॒श्वऽआ॑युः । वे॒धसे॑ ॥
अयम् । हि । ते । अमर्त्यः । इन्दुः । अत्यः । न । पत्यते । दक्षः । विश्वआयुः । वेधसे ॥
ayam | hi | te | amartyaḥ | induḥ | atyaḥ | na | patyate | dakṣaḥ | viśva-āyuḥ | vedhase

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.144.1 English analysis of grammar]

ayaṃ < ayam < idam

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”

hi

[adverb]

“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”

te < tvad

[noun], genitive, singular

“you.”

amartya < amartyaḥ < amartya

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“immortal.”

indur < induḥ < indu

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”

atyo < atyaḥ < atya

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“horse; steed.”

na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

patyate < paty

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“own; have; master.”

dakṣo < dakṣaḥ < dakṣa

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“deft; right; intelligent; expert.”

viśvāyur < viśva

[noun]

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

viśvāyur < āyuḥ < āyus

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“life; longevity; āyus; life; āyus [word]; Āyus.”

vedhase < vedhas

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“Brahma; creator; believer [worshipper]; Vishnu.”

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