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 1.26.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
पूर्व्य॑ होतर॒स्य नो॒ मन्द॑स्व स॒ख्यस्य॑ च । इ॒मा उ॒ षु श्रु॑धी॒ गिर॑: ॥
पूर्व्य होतरस्य नो मन्दस्व सख्यस्य च । इमा उ षु श्रुधी गिरः ॥
pūrvya hotar asya no mandasva sakhyasya ca | imā u ṣu śrudhī giraḥ ||
English translation:
“Preceding sacrificer, be plural ased with this our sacrifice and with our friendship, and listen to these your praises.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Pūrvya hotā = hotā born before us
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śunaḥśepa ājīgartiḥ [śunaśepa ājīgarti];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
पूर्व्य॑ । हो॒तः॒ । अ॒स्य । नः॒ । मन्द॑स्व । स॒ख्यस्य॑ । च॒ । इ॒माः । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । सु । श्रु॒धी॒ । गिरः॑ ॥
पूर्व्य । होतः । अस्य । नः । मन्दस्व । सख्यस्य । च । इमाः । ऊँ इति । सु । श्रुधी । गिरः ॥
pūrvya | hotaḥ | asya | naḥ | mandasva | sakhyasya | ca | imāḥ | oṃ iti | su | śrudhī | giraḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.26.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“first; precedent; age-old; excellent; former(a).”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Hotṛ.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“rejoice; exhilarate.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“friendship; aid; company.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“listen; come to know; hear; hear; listen; study; heed; learn.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”