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 3.53.10
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
हं॒सा इ॑व कृणुथ॒ श्लोक॒मद्रि॑भि॒र्मद॑न्तो गी॒र्भिर॑ध्व॒रे सु॒ते सचा॑ । दे॒वेभि॑र्विप्रा ऋषयो नृचक्षसो॒ वि पि॑बध्वं कुशिकाः सो॒म्यं मधु॑ ॥
हंसा इव कृणुथ श्लोकमद्रिभिर्मदन्तो गीर्भिरध्वरे सुते सचा । देवेभिर्विप्रा ऋषयो नृचक्षसो वि पिबध्वं कुशिकाः सोम्यं मधु ॥
haṃsā iva kṛṇutha ślokam adribhir madanto gīrbhir adhvare sute sacā | devebhir viprā ṛṣayo nṛcakṣaso vi pibadhvaṃ kuśikāḥ somyam madhu ||
English translation:
“Sages and saints overlookers of the leaders (of sacred rites), Kuśikas, when the Soma is expresssed with stones at the sacrifice, then exhilarating (the gods) with praises, sing the holy strain (aloud) like (screaming) swans, and, together with the gods, drink the sweet juice of the Soma.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gopavana ātreyaḥ saptavadhrirvā [gopavana ātreya saptavadhrirvā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛjjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
हं॒साःऽइ॑व । कृ॒णु॒थ॒ । श्लोक॑म् । अद्रि॑ऽभिः । मद॑न्तः । गीः॒ऽभिः । अ॒ध्व॒रे । सु॒ते । सचा॑ । दे॒वेभिः॑ । वि॒प्राः॒ । ऋ॒ष॒यः॒ । नृ॒ऽच॒क्ष॒सः॒ । वि । पि॒ब॒ध्व॒म् । कु॒शि॒काः॒ । सो॒म्यम् । मधु॑ ॥
हंसाःइव । कृणुथ । श्लोकम् । अद्रिभिः । मदन्तः । गीःभिः । अध्वरे । सुते । सचा । देवेभिः । विप्राः । ऋषयः । नृचक्षसः । वि । पिबध्वम् । कुशिकाः । सोम्यम् । मधु ॥
haṃsāḥ-iva | kṛṇutha | ślokam | adri-bhiḥ | madantaḥ | gīḥ-bhiḥ | adhvare | sute | sacā | devebhiḥ | viprāḥ | ṛṣayaḥ | nṛ-cakṣasaḥ | vi | pibadhvam | kuśikāḥ | somyam | madhu
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 3.53.10 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“goose; Vishnu; sun.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“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.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Śloka; fame; hymn; śloka [word]; praise; glory; verse.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“mountain; rock; seven; stone; adri; grindstone; adri; rock.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“rut; intoxicate; delight; revel; rejoice; drink; ramp; exult.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“yajña; ceremony; adhvara [word].”
[verb noun], locative, singular
“press out; su.”
[adverb]
“jointly.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“eloquent; stimulated; divine.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“Ṛṣi; spiritual teacher; ascetic; Mantra.”
[noun], masculine
“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“eye; look; radiance.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“drink; gulp; soak; drink; suck; inhale.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“Kuśika; Vatica robusta.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“saumya.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“honey; alcohol; sweet; nectar; madhu [word].”