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 1.67.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
हस्ते॒ दधा॑नो नृ॒म्णा विश्वा॒न्यमे॑ दे॒वान्धा॒द्गुहा॑ नि॒षीद॑न् ॥
हस्ते दधानो नृम्णा विश्वान्यमे देवान्धाद्गुहा निषीदन् ॥
haste dadhāno nṛmṇā viśvāny ame devān dhād guhā niṣīdan ||
English translation:
“[3-4] Holding in his hand all (sacrificial) wealth, and hiding in the hollows (of the waters), he filled the gods with alarm; the leaders, (the gods), the upholders of acts, then recognize Agni when they have recited the prayers conceived in the heart.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): parāśaraḥ śāktaḥ [parāśara śākta];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛtpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
हस्ते॑ । दधा॑नः । नृ॒म्णा । विश्वा॑नि । अमे॑ । दे॒वान् । धा॒त् । गुहा॑ । नि॒ऽसीद॑न् ॥
हस्ते । दधानः । नृम्णा । विश्वानि । अमे । देवान् । धात् । गुहा । निसीदन् ॥
haste | dadhānaḥ | nṛmṇā | viśvāni | ame | devān | dhāt | guhā | ni-sīdan
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.67.3 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“hand; hand; proboscis; hasta [word]; autograph.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“manhood; power.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“am; panic; power; ferocity.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[adverb]
“secretly.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“sit down; sit; put.”