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 5.29.11
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स्तोमा॑सस्त्वा॒ गौरि॑वीतेरवर्ध॒न्नर॑न्धयो वैदथि॒नाय॒ पिप्रु॑म् । आ त्वामृ॒जिश्वा॑ स॒ख्याय॑ चक्रे॒ पच॑न्प॒क्तीरपि॑ब॒: सोम॑मस्य ॥
स्तोमासस्त्वा गौरिवीतेरवर्धन्नरन्धयो वैदथिनाय पिप्रुम् । आ त्वामृजिश्वा सख्याय चक्रे पचन्पक्तीरपिबः सोममस्य ॥
stomāsas tvā gaurivīter avardhann arandhayo vaidathināya piprum | ā tvām ṛjiśvā sakhyāya cakre pacan paktīr apibaḥ somam asya ||
English translation:
“May the praises of Gaurivīti exalt you; you have humbled Pipru for the son of Vidathin; Ṛjiśvan preparing dressed viands, has, through your friendship brought you (to his presence), and you have drunk of his libation.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gaurivītiḥ śāktyaḥ [gaurivīti śāktya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स्तोमा॑सः । त्वा॒ । गौरि॑ऽवीतेः । अ॒व॒र्ध॒न् । अर॑न्धयः । वै॒द॒थि॒नाय॑ । पिप्रु॑म् । आ । त्वाम् । ऋ॒जिश्वा॑ । स॒ख्याय॑ । च॒क्रे॒ । पच॑न् । प॒क्तीः । अपि॑बः । सोम॑म् । अ॒स्य॒ ॥
स्तोमासः । त्वा । गौरिवीतेः । अवर्धन् । अरन्धयः । वैदथिनाय । पिप्रुम् । आ । त्वाम् । ऋजिश्वा । सख्याय । चक्रे । पचन् । पक्तीः । अपिबः । सोमम् । अस्य ॥
stomāsaḥ | tvā | gauri-vīteḥ | avardhan | arandhayaḥ | vaidathināya | piprum | ā | tvām | ṛjiśvā | sakhyāya | cakre | pacan | paktīḥ | apibaḥ | somam | asya
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.29.11 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“hymn; Stoma; stoma [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
[verb], plural, Imperfect
“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“subjugate; hand over.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Pipru.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Ṛjiśvan.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“friendship; aid; company.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“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.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“heat; cook; digest; boil; ripen; fester; burn; boil; cauterize; fry; cook; suppurate; inflame.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“digestion; food.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“drink; gulp; soak; drink; suck; inhale.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”