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 1.23.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒न्द्र॒वा॒यू म॑नो॒जुवा॒ विप्रा॑ हवन्त ऊ॒तये॑ । स॒ह॒स्रा॒क्षा धि॒यस्पती॑ ॥
इन्द्रवायू मनोजुवा विप्रा हवन्त ऊतये । सहस्राक्षा धियस्पती ॥
indravāyū manojuvā viprā havanta ūtaye | sahasrākṣā dhiyas patī ||
English translation:
“The wise invoke, for their preservation, Indra and Vāyu, who are swift as thought, have a thousand eyes, and are protectors of pious acts.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Sahasrākṣau = Indra, as person nified heaven, signifying its expansiveness or studded with constellations;
Manojavā = swift as thought, attribute of Vāyu
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): medhātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ [medhātithi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indravāyū ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒न्द्र॒वा॒यू इति॑ । म॒नः॒ऽजुवा॑ । विप्राः॑ । ह॒व॒न्ते॒ । ऊ॒तये॑ । स॒ह॒स्र॒ऽअ॒क्षा । धि॒यः । पती॒ इति॑ ॥
इन्द्रवायू इति । मनःजुवा । विप्राः । हवन्ते । ऊतये । सहस्रअक्षा । धियः । पती इति ॥
indravāyū iti | manaḥ-juvā | viprāḥ | havante | ūtaye | sahasra-akṣā | dhiyaḥ | patī iti
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.23.3 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“wind; Vayu; vāta; prāṇa (coll.); air; air; fart; breath; northwest; draft; vāyu [word]; Vāyu; Marut.”
[noun], neuter
“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“fleet.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Brahmin; poet; singer; priest; guru; Vipra.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“raise; call on; call; summon.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“aid; favor; ūti [word].”
[noun], neuter
“thousand; one-thousandth; sahasra [word].”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“eye; akṣa [word]; hole.”
[noun], genitive, singular, feminine
“intelligence; prayer; mind; insight; idea; hymn; purpose; art; knowledge.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”