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 10.173.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ध्रु॒वं ध्रु॒वेण॑ ह॒विषा॒भि सोमं॑ मृशामसि । अथो॑ त॒ इन्द्र॒: केव॑ली॒र्विशो॑ बलि॒हृत॑स्करत् ॥
ध्रुवं ध्रुवेण हविषाभि सोमं मृशामसि । अथो त इन्द्रः केवलीर्विशो बलिहृतस्करत् ॥
dhruvaṃ dhruveṇa haviṣābhi somam mṛśāmasi | atho ta indraḥ kevalīr viśo balihṛtas karat ||
English translation:
“With a constant oblation we handle the constant Soma; therefore, may Indra render your subjectpeople their prayers.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Perhaps, rasa = soma
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): dhruvaḥ [dhruva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): rājñaḥstutiḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdanuṣṭup;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ध्रु॒वम् । ध्रु॒वेण॑ । ह॒विषा॑ । अ॒भि । सोम॑म् । मृ॒शा॒म॒सि॒ । अथो॒ इति॑ । ते॒ । इन्द्रः॑ । केव॑लीः । विशः॑ । ब॒लि॒ऽहृतः॑ । क॒र॒त् ॥
ध्रुवम् । ध्रुवेण । हविषा । अभि । सोमम् । मृशामसि । अथो इति । ते । इन्द्रः । केवलीः । विशः । बलिहृतः । करत् ॥
dhruvam | dhruveṇa | haviṣā | abhi | somam | mṛśāmasi | atho iti | te | indraḥ | kevalīḥ | viśaḥ | bali-hṛtaḥ | karat
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.173.6 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“certain; fixed; permanent; changeless; firm; safe; resident; immovable; fixed; fixed; vital; faithful.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“certain; fixed; permanent; changeless; firm; safe; resident; immovable; fixed; fixed; vital; faithful.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“Havya; offering; ghee; havis [word].”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“touch.”
[adverb]
“now; but; furthermore.”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“pure; alone(p); whole; all(a); pure; entire; kevala [word]; alone(p); single(a); white; absolute.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“people; tribe; Vaisya; national; viś; real property; Vaisya.”
[noun], masculine
“sulfur; bali; Bali; tribute; tax; bali [word]; Bali.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“curative; removing; destructive; seizing; carrying away; bringing.”
[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.”