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 1.25.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वेदा॒ यो वी॒नां प॒दम॒न्तरि॑क्षेण॒ पत॑ताम् । वेद॑ ना॒वः स॑मु॒द्रिय॑: ॥
वेदा यो वीनां पदमन्तरिक्षेण पतताम् । वेद नावः समुद्रियः ॥
vedā yo vīnām padam antarikṣeṇa patatām | veda nāvaḥ samudriyaḥ ||
English translation:
“He, who knows the path of the birds flying through the air; he, abiding in the ocean, knows (also) the course of ships.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śunaḥśepa ājīgartiḥ [śunaśepa ājīgarti];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): varuṇaḥ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वेद॑ । यः । वी॒नाम् । प॒दम् । अ॒न्तरि॑क्षेण । पत॑ताम् । वेद॑ । ना॒वः । स॒मु॒द्रियः॑ ॥
वेद । यः । वीनाम् । पदम् । अन्तरिक्षेण । पतताम् । वेद । नावः । समुद्रियः ॥
veda | yaḥ | vīnām | padam | antarikṣeṇa | patatām | veda | nāvaḥ | samudriyaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.25.7 English analysis of grammar]
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“vi; bird; vi.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“word; location; foot; footprint; pada [word]; verse; footstep; metrical foot; situation; dwelling; state; step; mark; position; trace; construction; animal foot; way; moment; social station; topographic point; path; residence; site; topic.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“sky; atmosphere; air; abhra.”
[verb noun], genitive, plural
“fall down; drop; fly; issue; fall; fall; decay; hang down; banish; throw; lodge; disappear.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“ship; boat; nau [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“oceanic; oceanic.”