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 1.22.19

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

विष्णो॒: कर्मा॑णि पश्यत॒ यतो॑ व्र॒तानि॑ पस्प॒शे । इन्द्र॑स्य॒ युज्य॒: सखा॑ ॥
विष्णोः कर्माणि पश्यत यतो व्रतानि पस्पशे । इन्द्रस्य युज्यः सखा ॥
viṣṇoḥ karmāṇi paśyata yato vratāni paspaśe | indrasya yujyaḥ sakhā ||

English translation:

“Behold the deeds of Viṣṇu, through which (the worshipper) has accomplished (pious) vows; he is the worthy friend of Indra.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): medhātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ [medhātithi kāṇva];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viṣṇuḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

विष्णोः॑ । कर्मा॑णि । प॒श्य॒त॒ । यतः॑ । व्र॒तानि॑ । प॒स्प॒शे । इन्द्र॑स्य । युज्यः॑ । सखा॑ ॥
विष्णोः । कर्माणि । पश्यत । यतः । व्रतानि । पस्पशे । इन्द्रस्य । युज्यः । सखा ॥
viṣṇoḥ | karmāṇi | paśyata | yataḥ | vratāni | paspaśe | indrasya | yujyaḥ | sakhā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.22.19 English analysis of grammar]

viṣṇoḥ < viṣṇu

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“Vishnu; Krishna; Viṣṇu; Om; Shiva.”

karmāṇi < karman

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“action; saṃskāra; ritual; procedure; karman; treatment; object; function; production; job; operation; karman [word]; act; job; passive voice; activity; consequence; function; yajña; pañcakarman; cooking; occupation; profession; construction; duty; method; natural process; duty; therapy.”

paśyata < paś

[verb], plural, Present imperative

“see; view; watch; meet; observe; think of; look; examine; behold; visit; understand.”

yato < yatas

[adverb]

“from which; whence; wherein.”

vratāni < vrata

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“vrata (vote); commandment; law; oath; command; rule; custom; vrata [word]; rule; behavior.”

paspaśe < paś

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“see; view; watch; meet; observe; think of; look; examine; behold; visit; understand.”

indrasya < indra

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

yujyaḥ < yujya

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“adequate to(p); appropriate; united; allied.”

sakhā < sakhi

[noun], nominative, singular

“friend; companion; sakhi [word].”

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