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 1.17.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्रा॑वरुण वाम॒हं हु॒वे चि॒त्राय॒ राध॑से । अ॒स्मान्त्सु जि॒ग्युष॑स्कृतम् ॥
इन्द्रावरुण वामहं हुवे चित्राय राधसे । अस्मान्त्सु जिग्युषस्कृतम् ॥
indrāvaruṇa vām ahaṃ huve citrāya rādhase | asmān su jigyuṣas kṛtam ||
English translation:
“I invoke you both, Indra and Varuṇa, quickly bestow happiness upon us, for our minds are devoted to you both.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): medhātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ [medhātithi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indrāvaruṇau ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्रा॑वरुणा । वा॒म् । अ॒हम् । हु॒वे । चि॒त्राय॑ । राध॑से । अ॒स्मान् । सु । जि॒ग्युषः॑ । कृ॒त॒म् ॥
इन्द्रावरुणा । वाम् । अहम् । हुवे । चित्राय । राधसे । अस्मान् । सु । जिग्युषः । कृतम् ॥
indrāvaruṇā | vām | aham | huve | citrāya | rādhase | asmān | su | jigyuṣaḥ | kṛtam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.17.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; Indra.”
[noun], accusative, dual
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular
“I; mine.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“raise; call on; call; summon.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“manifold; extraordinary; beautiful; divers(a); varicolored; bright; bright; bright; outstanding; agitated; aglitter(p); brilliant; painted; obvious; patched; bizarre.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“gift; munificence; liberality; bounty.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[verb noun], accusative, plural
“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”
[verb], dual, Aorist imperative
“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.”