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 1.39.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
परा॑ ह॒ यत्स्थि॒रं ह॒थ नरो॑ व॒र्तय॑था गु॒रु । वि या॑थन व॒निन॑: पृथि॒व्या व्याशा॒: पर्व॑तानाम् ॥
परा ह यत्स्थिरं हथ नरो वर्तयथा गुरु । वि याथन वनिनः पृथिव्या व्याशाः पर्वतानाम् ॥
parā ha yat sthiraṃ hatha naro vartayathā guru | vi yāthana vaninaḥ pṛthivyā vy āśāḥ parvatānām ||
English translation:
“Directing Maruts, when you demolish what is stable, when you scatter what is ponderous, then you make your way through the forest (trees) of earth and the defiles of the mountains.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kaṇvo ghauraḥ [kaṇva ghaura];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūtaḥ;
Chandas (meter): anuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
परा॑ । ह॒ । यत् । स्थि॒रम् । ह॒थ । नरः॑ । व॒र्तय॑थ । गु॒रु । वि । या॒थ॒न॒ । व॒निनः॑ । पृ॒थि॒व्याः । वि । आशाः॑ । पर्व॑तानाम् ॥
परा । ह । यत् । स्थिरम् । हथ । नरः । वर्तयथ । गुरु । वि । याथन । वनिनः । पृथिव्याः । वि । आशाः । पर्वतानाम् ॥
parā | ha | yat | sthiram | hatha | naraḥ | vartayatha | guru | vi | yāthana | vaninaḥ | pṛthivyāḥ | vi | āśāḥ | parvatānām
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.39.3 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“away.”
[adverb]
“indeed; ha [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“firm; hard; lasting; calm; stable; immovable; firm; strong; sthira [word]; vegetable; potent; steadfast; durable; firm; trustworthy; trustworthy; diligent.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“pound; tell; exist; bring; spill; mix; survive; melt; roll; explain; perform; turn; chop; sustain; spend; roll up; produce.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“heavy; guru; heavy; heavy; long; guru [word]; difficult; vehement; full; impressive; serious.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“tree.”
[noun], genitive, singular, feminine
“Earth; pṛthivī; floor; Earth; earth; pṛthivī [word]; land.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“quarter; region; geographical area; sky; space.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“mountain; Parvata; parvata [word]; Parvata; Parvata; rock; height.”