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 9.32.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आदीं॑ हं॒सो यथा॑ ग॒णं विश्व॑स्यावीवशन्म॒तिम् । अत्यो॒ न गोभि॑रज्यते ॥
आदीं हंसो यथा गणं विश्वस्यावीवशन्मतिम् । अत्यो न गोभिरज्यते ॥
ād īṃ haṃso yathā gaṇaṃ viśvasyāvīvaśan matim | atyo na gobhir ajyate ||
English translation:
“And like a swan entering its own flock, the Soma excites the praise of all, like a horse, it is bathed with milk.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
As a swan, by its peculiar gait or voice excites the admiration of its flock as it enters it
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śyāvāśvaḥ [śyāvāśva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आत् । ई॒म् । हं॒सः । यथा॑ । ग॒णम् । विश्व॑स्य । अ॒वी॒व॒श॒त् । म॒तिम् । अत्यः॑ । न । गोभिः॑ । अ॒ज्य॒ते॒ ॥
आत् । ईम् । हंसः । यथा । गणम् । विश्वस्य । अवीवशत् । मतिम् । अत्यः । न । गोभिः । अज्यते ॥
āt | īm | haṃsaḥ | yathā | gaṇam | viśvasya | avīvaśat | matim | atyaḥ | na | gobhiḥ | ajyate
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.32.3 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“then.”
[adverb]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“goose; Vishnu; sun.”
[adverb]
“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“group; varga; troop; troop; battalion; flock; herd; gaṇa [word]; corporation; gaṇa; herd; sect; swarm; set; party; gaṇa; series; Ganesa; flight.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[verb], singular, Redupl. Aorist (Ind.)
“bellow; howl; sing; moo; shout.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“horse; steed.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“cow; cattle; go [word]; Earth; bull; floor; milk; beam; sunbeam; leather; hide; horn; language; bowstring; earth; ox; Svarga.”
[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr￤s. Passiv
“smear; anoint; mix; color.”