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 5.72.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ मि॒त्रे वरु॑णे व॒यं गी॒र्भिर्जु॑हुमो अत्रि॒वत् । नि ब॒र्हिषि॑ सदतं॒ सोम॑पीतये ॥
आ मित्रे वरुणे वयं गीर्भिर्जुहुमो अत्रिवत् । नि बर्हिषि सदतं सोमपीतये ॥
ā mitre varuṇe vayaṃ gīrbhir juhumo atrivat | ni barhiṣi sadataṃ somapītaye ||
English translation:
“We invoke Mitra and Varuṇa with hymns, like (our progenitor) Atri; do you sit down upon the sacred grass to drink the Soma libation.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bāhuvṛkta ātreyaḥ [bāhuvṛkta ātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): mitrāvaruṇau ;
Chandas (meter): uṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ । मि॒त्रे । वरु॑णे । व॒यम् । गीः॒ऽभिः । जु॒हु॒मः॒ । अ॒त्रि॒ऽवत् । नि । ब॒र्हिषि॑ । स॒द॒त॒म् । सोम॑ऽपीतये ॥
आ । मित्रे । वरुणे । वयम् । गीःभिः । जुहुमः । अत्रिवत् । नि । बर्हिषि । सदतम् । सोमपीतये ॥
ā | mitre | varuṇe | vayam | gīḥ-bhiḥ | juhumaḥ | atri-vat | ni | barhiṣi | sadatam | soma-pītaye
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.72.1 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], nominative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“sacrifice; offer; pour; worship.”
[noun], masculine
“Atri; Atri; atri [word].”
[adverb]
“equally; like.”
[adverb]
“back; down.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“Barhis; barhis [word].”
[verb], dual, Aorist imperative
“sit down; break down; slow; sink; crumble; fracture; perish; ride; stop; besiege; tire.”
[noun], masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“drinking; haritāla.”