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 1.43.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
गा॒थप॑तिं मे॒धप॑तिं रु॒द्रं जला॑षभेषजम् । तच्छं॒योः सु॒म्नमी॑महे ॥
गाथपतिं मेधपतिं रुद्रं जलाषभेषजम् । तच्छंयोः सुम्नमीमहे ॥
gāthapatim medhapatiṃ rudraṃ jalāṣabheṣajam | tac chaṃyoḥ sumnam īmahe ||
English translation:
“We ask the felicity of Śaṃyu, from Rudra, the encourager of hymns, the protector of sacrifices, possessed of medicaments that confer delight.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Śaṃyu is the son of Bṛhaspati. ja = one born;
Laṣa = happiness;
Jalāṣabheṣajam = he who has medicament conferring delight; cf. abhilāṣa
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kaṇvo ghauraḥ [kaṇva ghaura];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): rudraḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
गा॒थऽप॑तिम् । मे॒धऽप॑तिम् । रु॒द्रम् । जला॑षऽभेषजम् । तत् । श॒म्ऽयोः । सु॒म्नम् । ई॒म॒हे॒ ॥
गाथपतिम् । मेधपतिम् । रुद्रम् । जलाषभेषजम् । तत् । शम्योः । सुम्नम् । ईमहे ॥
gātha-patim | medha-patim | rudram | jalāṣa-bheṣajam | tat | śam-yoḥ | sumnam | īmahe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.43.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], masculine
“song.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”
[noun], masculine
“yajña; juice.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Shiva; Rudra; eleven; rudra [word]; eleventh.”
[noun]
“cooling; curative.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“drug; medicine; herb; bheṣaja [word]; remedy; reagent.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“beneficent.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“favor; benevolence; sumna [word]; entreaty; favor.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“beg; solicit.”