To extend my question here, I am looking for a translation of the Rig Veda by an Indian author. A translation either in English or Hindi would do.
I found one in Hindi by Ramgovind Trivedi, but it is not that great either.
asked May 15, 2016 at 18:42
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I am surprised that it is so difficult to find. I hope someone has done it by now.– Amit SaxenaCommented May 15, 2016 at 18:43
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1See RigVeda on Indian Scriptures.– The Destroyer ♦Commented Jun 2, 2016 at 12:51
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@TheDestroyer Thanks, this seems like a much better translation than on sacred-texts– Amit SaxenaCommented Jun 2, 2016 at 14:03
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1@AmitSaxena It seems they wrote translation from commentaries of Sayana and Bhatta Bhatta Bhaskara.– The Destroyer ♦Commented Jun 2, 2016 at 14:19
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Why Ram Govind Trivedi's translation is not great?– Crackling CycloneCommented Jul 21, 2018 at 19:19
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Q. I am looking for a translation of the Rig Veda by an Indian author. A translation either in English or Hindi would do.
Hindi Translation:
You can refer Rigveda with Hindi translation by Gayatri Parivar at Literature - All world Gayatri Parivar. By Pandit Sri Ram Sharma Aacharya.
You can find Rigveda (original scanned book version) [Sanskrit-Hindi] at here (You can read online or purchase the book):
- Part 1 (A,B,C) contains Rigveda Mandala 1 and 2.
- Part 2 (A,B,C) contains Rigveda Mandala 3 to 6.
- Part 3 (A,B) contians Rigveda Mandala 7 and 8.
- Part 4 (A,B) contains Rigveda Mandala 9 and 10.
Note that the last page of Part 4-B available for reading online ends with 11th Verse of 97th Sukta of 10th Mandala. i.e further pages are missing in online reading version.
Word for word Hindi/English Translation with commentary:
Word to word translation with commentary (Sanskrit+Hindi) is available at website of AryaSamaj, Jamnagar, by Dayananda Saraswati:
- Rigveda Bhashya in 5 volumes: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4 and Volume 5
- Yajurveda Bhashya
- Samaveda Bhashya
- Atharvaveda Bhashya: Volume 1 and Volume 2
Also have a look at English translation of RigVeda at Internet Archive.
Hindi Commentaries
Apart from Dayanada Saraswati's and Sriram Sharma Acharya's commentary and translations, I noticed another two reputed commentaries you may find useful:
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3Actually, Gayatri parivar's version is hindi transalation of max-muller's english version!– user12262Commented Oct 22, 2017 at 7:46
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1Gayatri pariva's translation is inline with Sayanacharya's bhashya no relation with max-muller I observe– Pandya ♦Commented Nov 10, 2019 at 13:56