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 10.114.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सु॒प॒र्णं विप्रा॑: क॒वयो॒ वचो॑भि॒रेकं॒ सन्तं॑ बहु॒धा क॑ल्पयन्ति । छन्दां॑सि च॒ दध॑तो अध्व॒रेषु॒ ग्रहा॒न्त्सोम॑स्य मिमते॒ द्वाद॑श ॥
सुपर्णं विप्राः कवयो वचोभिरेकं सन्तं बहुधा कल्पयन्ति । छन्दांसि च दधतो अध्वरेषु ग्रहान्त्सोमस्य मिमते द्वादश ॥
suparṇaṃ viprāḥ kavayo vacobhir ekaṃ santam bahudhā kalpayanti | chandāṃsi ca dadhato adhvareṣu grahān somasya mimate dvādaśa ||
English translation:
“The wise seers through their praise make into many forms the bird which is (only) one; and holding the(seven) metres at the sacrifices, they measure twelve bowls of Soma.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Bird which is one: this is the other of thetwo birds mentioned in verse 3; the bird referred to is the supreme soul, paramātmā
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): sadhrirvairupo dharmo vā tāpasaḥ [sadhrirvairupa dharma vā tāpasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सु॒ऽप॒र्णम् । विप्रा॑ । क॒वयः॑ । वचः॑ऽभिः । एक॑म् । सन्त॑म् । ब॒हु॒धा । क॒ल्प॒य॒न्ति॒ । छन्दां॑सि । च॒ । दध॑तः । अ॒ध्व॒रेषु॑ । ग्रहा॑न् । सोम॑स्य । मि॒म॒ते॒ । द्वाद॑श ॥
सुपर्णम् । विप्रा । कवयः । वचःभिः । एकम् । सन्तम् । बहुधा । कल्पयन्ति । छन्दांसि । च । दधतः । अध्वरेषु । ग्रहान् । सोमस्य । मिमते । द्वादश ॥
su-parṇam | viprā | kavayaḥ | vacaḥ-bhiḥ | ekam | santam | bahudhā | kalpayanti | chandāṃsi | ca | dadhataḥ | adhvareṣu | grahān | somasya | mimate | dvādaśa
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.114.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Garuda; Suparṇa; bird of prey; Suparṇa; suparṇa; Suparṇa; eagle.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“eloquent; stimulated; divine.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“poet; wise man; bard; Venus; Uśanas; kavi [word]; Kavi; prophet; guru; Brahma.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“statement; command; speech; words; advice; word; voice.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[adverb]
“repeatedly; variously; multiply; a lot.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“prepare; assign; create; produce; fix; restore; order; prepare; imitate; restore; make; treat.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“Veda; meter; chandas [word]; hymn; meter; meter.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“yajña; ceremony; adhvara [word].”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“planet; possession; eclipse; Graha; paralysis; handle; Graha; constipation; grah; nine; spasm; cup; pot; spoon; oppression; celestial body; Rahu; captivity; mythical monster.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“weigh; measure; total; last; weigh; measure; give away; transform.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“twelve; twelfth.”