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...

Disclaimer: These are translations of Sanskrit texts and are not necessarily approved by everyone associated with the traditions connected to these texts. Consult the source and original scripture in case of doubt.

Rig Veda 1.62.5

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

गृ॒णा॒नो अङ्गि॑रोभिर्दस्म॒ वि व॑रु॒षसा॒ सूर्ये॑ण॒ गोभि॒रन्ध॑: । वि भूम्या॑ अप्रथय इन्द्र॒ सानु॑ दि॒वो रज॒ उप॑रमस्तभायः ॥
गृणानो अङ्गिरोभिर्दस्म वि वरुषसा सूर्येण गोभिरन्धः । वि भूम्या अप्रथय इन्द्र सानु दिवो रज उपरमस्तभायः ॥
gṛṇāno aṅgirobhir dasma vi var uṣasā sūryeṇa gobhir andhaḥ | vi bhūmyā aprathaya indra sānu divo raja uparam astabhāyaḥ ||

English translation:

“Destroyer of foes, praised by the Aṅgirasas, you have scattered the darkness with the dawn, and with the rays of the sun; you have made straight the elevations of the earth; you have strengthened the foundations of the ethereal region.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): nodhā gautamaḥ [nodhas gautama];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdārṣītriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

गृ॒णा॒नः । अङ्गि॑रःऽभिः । द॒स्म॒ । वि । वः॒ । उ॒षसा॑ । सूर्ये॑ण । गोभिः॑ । अन्धः॑ । वि । भूम्याः॑ । अ॒प्र॒थ॒यः॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । सानु॑ । दि॒वः । रजः॑ । उप॑रम् । अ॒स्त॒भा॒यः॒ ॥
गृणानः । अङ्गिरःभिः । दस्म । वि । वः । उषसा । सूर्येण । गोभिः । अन्धः । वि । भूम्याः । अप्रथयः । इन्द्र । सानु । दिवः । रजः । उपरम् । अस्तभायः ॥
gṛṇānaḥ | aṅgiraḥ-bhiḥ | dasma | vi | vaḥ | uṣasā | sūryeṇa | gobhiḥ | andhaḥ | vi | bhūmyāḥ | aprathayaḥ | indra | sānu | divaḥ | rajaḥ | uparam | astabhāyaḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.62.5 English analysis of grammar]

gṛṇāno < gṛṇānaḥ < gṛ

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“praise.”

aṅgirobhir < aṅgirobhiḥ < aṅgiras

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“Aṅgiras; Aṅgiras; Brahman; Atharva-Veda; aṅgiras [word]; Aṅgiras.”

dasma

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“overlord.”

vi

[adverb]

“apart; away; away.”

var < vṛ

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

“surround; accompany; cover; cover; obstruct; check; spread; envelop.”

uṣasā < uṣas

[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine

“Ushas; dawn; uṣas [word]; morning.”

sūryeṇa < sūrya

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“sun; Surya; sūrya [word]; right nostril; twelve; Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sūryakānta; sunlight; best.”

gobhir < gobhiḥ < go

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“cow; cattle; go [word]; Earth; bull; floor; milk; beam; sunbeam; leather; hide; horn; language; bowstring; earth; ox; Svarga.”

andhaḥ < andhas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

vi

[adverb]

“apart; away; away.”

bhūmyā < bhūmyāḥ < bhūmi

[noun], genitive, singular, feminine

“floor; earth; Earth; real property; region; pṛthivī; location; Earth; place; bhūja; floor; pit; bhūmi [word]; one; hole; shop; distance; country; space; land; territory; topographic point.”

aprathaya < aprathayaḥ < prathay < √prath

[verb], singular, Imperfect

“spread; proclaim.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

sānu

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“tableland; ridge; peak; back; ridge; guru.”

divo < divaḥ < div

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”

raja < rajaḥ < rajas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“powder; menorrhea; dust; Rajas; atmosphere; rajas; pollen; passion; rajas [word]; sindūra; rust; tin; impurity; dark; sky.”

uparam < upara

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“later(a); future(a); nether.”

astabhāyaḥ < stabhāy < √stambh

[verb], singular, Imperfect

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: