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 1.23.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वरु॑णः प्रावि॒ता भु॑वन्मि॒त्रो विश्वा॑भिरू॒तिभि॑: । कर॑तां नः सु॒राध॑सः ॥
वरुणः प्राविता भुवन्मित्रो विश्वाभिरूतिभिः । करतां नः सुराधसः ॥
varuṇaḥ prāvitā bhuvan mitro viśvābhir ūtibhiḥ | karatāṃ naḥ surādhasaḥ ||
English translation:
“May Varuṇa be our especial protector; may Mitra defend us with all defences; may they make us most opulent.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): medhātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ [medhātithi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): mitrāvaruṇau ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वरु॑णः । प्र॒ऽअ॒वि॒ता । भु॒व॒त् । मि॒त्रः । विश्वा॑भिः । ऊ॒तिऽभिः॑ । कर॑ताम् । नः॒ । सु॒ऽराध॑सः ॥
वरुणः । प्रअविता । भुवत् । मित्रः । विश्वाभिः । ऊतिभिः । करताम् । नः । सुराधसः ॥
varuṇaḥ | pra-avitā | bhuvat | mitraḥ | viśvābhiḥ | ūti-bhiḥ | karatām | naḥ | su-rādhasaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.23.6 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[verb], singular, Aorist conj./subj.
“become; be; originate; transform; happen; result; exist; be born; be; be; come to life; grow; elapse; come to mind; thrive; become; impend; show; conceive; understand; stand; constitute; serve; apply; behave.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“aid; favor; ūti [word].”
[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.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“affluent; big.”