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 1.27.2

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

स घा॑ नः सू॒नुः शव॑सा पृ॒थुप्र॑गामा सु॒शेव॑: । मी॒ढ्वाँ अ॒स्माकं॑ बभूयात् ॥
स घा नः सूनुः शवसा पृथुप्रगामा सुशेवः । मीढ्वाँ अस्माकं बभूयात् ॥
sa ghā naḥ sūnuḥ śavasā pṛthupragāmā suśevaḥ | mīḍhvām̐ asmākam babhūyāt ||

English translation:

“May he, the son of strength, who moves everywhere fleetly, be propitious to us, and shower down (blessings).”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śunaḥśepa ājīgartiḥ [śunaśepa ājīgarti];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सः । घ॒ । नः॒ । सू॒नुः । शव॑सा । पृ॒थुऽप्र॑गामा । सु॒ऽशेवः॑ । मी॒ढ्वान् । अ॒स्माक॑म् । ब॒भू॒या॒त् ॥
सः । घ । नः । सूनुः । शवसा । पृथुप्रगामा । सुशेवः । मीढ्वान् । अस्माकम् । बभूयात् ॥
saḥ | gha | naḥ | sūnuḥ | śavasā | pṛthu-pragāmā | su-śevaḥ | mīḍhavān | asmākam | babhūyāt

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.27.2 English analysis of grammar]

sa < tad

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

ghā < gha

[adverb]

naḥ < mad

[noun], genitive, plural

“I; mine.”

sūnuḥ < sūnu

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“son; offspring.”

śavasā < śavas

[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter

“strength; power; superiority.”

pṛthupragāmā < pṛthu

[noun]

“broad; wide; great; flat; pṛthu [word]; far.”

pṛthupragāmā < pragāmā < pragāman

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

suśevaḥ < su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

suśevaḥ < śevaḥ < śeva

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“friendly; favorable; dear.”

mīḍhvāṃ < mīḍhvas

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“big.”

asmākam < mad

[noun], genitive, plural

“I; mine.”

babhūyāt < bhū

[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (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.”

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