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 7.38.6

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अनु॒ तन्नो॒ जास्पति॑र्मंसीष्ट॒ रत्नं॑ दे॒वस्य॑ सवि॒तुरि॑या॒नः । भग॑मु॒ग्रोऽव॑से॒ जोह॑वीति॒ भग॒मनु॑ग्रो॒ अध॑ याति॒ रत्न॑म् ॥
अनु तन्नो जास्पतिर्मंसीष्ट रत्नं देवस्य सवितुरियानः । भगमुग्रोऽवसे जोहवीति भगमनुग्रो अध याति रत्नम् ॥
anu tan no jāspatir maṃsīṣṭa ratnaṃ devasya savitur iyānaḥ | bhagam ugro 'vase johavīti bhagam anugro adha yāti ratnam ||

English translation:

“May the protector of progeny, when solicited, consent to bestow upon us the precious (wealth of thedivine Savitā; the ardent (adorer) invokes repeatedly Bhaga for protection; the less ardent solicits Bhaga forwealth.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasiṣṭhaḥ [vasiṣṭha];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): savitā, savitā bhago vā ;
Chandas (meter): svarāṭpaṅkti;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अनु॑ । तत् । नः॒ । जाःऽपतिः॑ । मं॒सी॒ष्ट॒ । रत्न॑म् । दे॒वस्य॑ । स॒वि॒तुः । इ॒या॒नः । भग॑म् । उ॒ग्रः । अव॑से । जोह॑वीति । भग॑म् । अनु॑ग्रः । अध॑ । या॒ति॒ । रत्न॑म् ॥
अनु । तत् । नः । जाःपतिः । मंसीष्ट । रत्नम् । देवस्य । सवितुः । इयानः । भगम् । उग्रः । अवसे । जोहवीति । भगम् । अनुग्रः । अध । याति । रत्नम् ॥
anu | tat | naḥ | jāḥ-patiḥ | maṃsīṣṭa | ratnam | devasya | savituḥ | iyānaḥ | bhagam | ugraḥ | avase | johavīti | bhagam | anugraḥ | adha | yāti | ratnam

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 7.38.6 English analysis of grammar]

anu

[adverb]

“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”

tan < tat < tad

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

no < naḥ < mad

[noun], dative, plural

“I; mine.”

jāspatir < jāspatiḥ < jāspati

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

maṃsīṣṭa < man

[verb], singular, Aorist optative

“think of; name; believe; teach; honor; deem; recommend; approve; think; define; call; respect; believe; enumerate; understand; see; describe.”

ratnaṃ < ratnam < ratna

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“jewel; wealth; best; treasure; vajra; property; jewel; ruby; jewelry.”

devasya < deva

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

savitur < savituḥ < savitṛ

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“Savitar; sun; Surya; Savitṛ.”

iyānaḥ < ī < √i

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“beg; solicit.”

bhagam < bhaga

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“Bhaga; vulva; good fortune; vagina; bhaga [word]; sun; well-being; happiness; overlord.”

ugro < ugraḥ < ugra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“powerful; awful; dangerous; intense; mighty; potent; colicky; atrocious.”

'vase < avase < avas

[noun], dative, singular, neuter

“aid; favor; protection.”

johavīti < johav < √hvā

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“appeal.”

bhagam < bhaga

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“Bhaga; vulva; good fortune; vagina; bhaga [word]; sun; well-being; happiness; overlord.”

anugro < anugraḥ < anugra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“powerless.”

adha

[adverb]

“then; and; therefore; now.”

yāti <

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”

ratnam < ratna

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“jewel; wealth; best; treasure; vajra; property; jewel; ruby; jewelry.”

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