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 1.49.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
व्यु॒च्छन्ती॒ हि र॒श्मिभि॒र्विश्व॑मा॒भासि॑ रोच॒नम् । तां त्वामु॑षर्वसू॒यवो॑ गी॒र्भिः कण्वा॑ अहूषत ॥
व्युच्छन्ती हि रश्मिभिर्विश्वमाभासि रोचनम् । तां त्वामुषर्वसूयवो गीर्भिः कण्वा अहूषत ॥
vyucchantī hi raśmibhir viśvam ābhāsi rocanam | tāṃ tvām uṣar vasūyavo gīrbhiḥ kaṇvā ahūṣata ||
English translation:
“You, Uṣas, dispersing the darkness, illumine the shining universe with your rays; such as you are, Kaṇvas, desirous of wealth, praise you with their hymns.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): praskaṇvaḥ kāṇvaḥ [praskaṇva kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): uṣāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdanuṣṭup;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
व्यि॒ऽउच्छन्ती॑ । हि । र॒श्मिऽभिः॑ । विश्व॑म् । आ॒ऽभासि॑ । रो॒च॒नम् । ताम् । त्वाम् । उ॒षः॒ । व॒सु॒ऽयवः॑ । गीः॒ऽभिः । कण्वाः॑ । अ॒हू॒ष॒त॒ ॥
व्यिउच्छन्ती । हि । रश्मिभिः । विश्वम् । आभासि । रोचनम् । ताम् । त्वाम् । उषः । वसुयवः । गीःभिः । कण्वाः । अहूषत ॥
vyi-ucchantī | hi | raśmi-bhiḥ | viśvam | ābhāsi | rocanam | tām | tvām | uṣaḥ | vasu-yavaḥ | gīḥ-bhiḥ | kaṇvāḥ | ahūṣata
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.49.4 English analysis of grammar]
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“dawn.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“beam; rein; sunbeam; shininess; cord.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“look; shine; appear; irradiate; look.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“light; celestial sphere.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“Ushas; dawn; uṣas [word]; morning.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[noun], instrumental, plural
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Kaṇva; Kaṇva; kaṇva [word].”
[verb], plural, Athematic s aor. (Ind.)
“raise; call on; call; summon.”