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 1.18.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वं तं ब्र॑ह्मणस्पते॒ सोम॒ इन्द्र॑श्च॒ मर्त्य॑म् । दक्षि॑णा पा॒त्वंह॑सः ॥
त्वं तं ब्रह्मणस्पते सोम इन्द्रश्च मर्त्यम् । दक्षिणा पात्वंहसः ॥
tvaṃ tam brahmaṇas pate soma indraś ca martyam | dakṣiṇā pātv aṃhasaḥ ||
English translation:
“Do you, Brahmaṇaspati, and do you, Soma, Indra and Dakṣiṇā (= present person nified as a feminine le divinity), protect that man from sin.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): medhātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ [medhātithi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): brahmaṇaspatisomendradakṣiṇāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): pādanicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वम् । तम् । ब्र॒ह्म॒णः॒ । प॒ते॒ । सोमः॑ । इन्द्रः॑ । च॒ । मर्त्य॑म् । दक्षि॑णा । पा॒तु॒ । अंह॑सः ॥
त्वम् । तम् । ब्रह्मणः । पते । सोमः । इन्द्रः । च । मर्त्यम् । दक्षिणा । पातु । अंहसः ॥
tvam | tam | brahmaṇaḥ | pate | somaḥ | indraḥ | ca | martyam | dakṣiṇā | pātu | aṃhasaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.18.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Brahma; Brahmin; dhak; Brahman; brahman [word]; Brahman; Brahmin; Brahmapurāṇa; Vishnu; Brihaspati.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“man; people; martya [word]; Earth.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Dakṣiṇā; south; dakṣiṇā [word]; gift; South.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“protect; govern.”
[noun], ablative, singular, neuter
“trouble; sin.”