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 1.48.12

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

विश्वा॑न्दे॒वाँ आ व॑ह॒ सोम॑पीतये॒ऽन्तरि॑क्षादुष॒स्त्वम् । सास्मासु॑ धा॒ गोम॒दश्वा॑वदु॒क्थ्य१॒॑मुषो॒ वाजं॑ सु॒वीर्य॑म् ॥
विश्वान्देवाँ आ वह सोमपीतयेऽन्तरिक्षादुषस्त्वम् । सास्मासु धा गोमदश्वावदुक्थ्यमुषो वाजं सुवीर्यम् ॥
viśvān devām̐ ā vaha somapītaye 'ntarikṣād uṣas tvam | sāsmāsu dhā gomad aśvāvad ukthyam uṣo vājaṃ suvīryam ||

English translation:

“Uṣas, bring from the firmament all the gods, to drink the Soma, and to you yourself bestow upon us excellent and invigorating food, along with cattle and horses.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): praskaṇvaḥ kāṇvaḥ [praskaṇva kāṇva];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): uṣāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): bṛhatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

विश्वा॑न् । दे॒वान् । आ । व॒ह॒ । सोम॑ऽपीतये । अ॒न्तरि॑क्षात् । उ॒षः॒ । त्वम् । सा । अ॒स्मासु॑ । घाः॒ । गोऽम॑त् । अश्व॑ऽवत् । उ॒क्थ्य॑म् । उषः॑ । वाज॑म् । सु॒ऽवीर्य॑म् ॥
विश्वान् । देवान् । आ । वह । सोमपीतये । अन्तरिक्षात् । उषः । त्वम् । सा । अस्मासु । घाः । गोमत् । अश्ववत् । उक्थ्यम् । उषः । वाजम् । सुवीर्यम् ॥
viśvān | devān | ā | vaha | soma-pītaye | antarikṣāt | uṣaḥ | tvam | sā | asmāsu | ghāḥ | go--mat | aśva-vat | ukthyam | uṣaḥ | vājam | su-vīryam

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.48.12 English analysis of grammar]

viśvān < viśva

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

devāṃ < deva

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

vaha < vah

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”

somapītaye < soma

[noun], masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

somapītaye < pītaye < pīti

[noun], dative, singular, feminine

“drinking; haritāla.”

'ntarikṣād < antarikṣāt < antarikṣa

[noun], ablative, singular, neuter

“sky; atmosphere; air; abhra.”

uṣas < uṣaḥ < uṣas

[noun], vocative, singular, feminine

“Ushas; dawn; uṣas [word]; morning.”

tvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, singular

“you.”

sāsmāsu < < tad

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

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

sāsmāsu < asmāsu < mad

[noun], locative, plural

“I; mine.”

dhā < dhāḥ < dhā

[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)

“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”

gomad < gomat

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“rich in cattle; bovine.”

aśvāvad < aśvāvat

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“rich in horses.”

ukthyam < ukthya

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“applaudable.”

uṣo < uṣaḥ < uṣas

[noun], vocative, singular, feminine

“Ushas; dawn; uṣas [word]; morning.”

vājaṃ < vājam < vāja

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”

suvīryam < su

[adverb]

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

suvīryam < vīryam < vīrya

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”

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