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 1.68.9

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

पि॒तुर्न पु॒त्राः क्रतुं॑ जुषन्त॒ श्रोष॒न्ये अ॑स्य॒ शासं॑ तु॒रास॑: ॥
पितुर्न पुत्राः क्रतुं जुषन्त श्रोषन्ये अस्य शासं तुरासः ॥
pitur na putrāḥ kratuṃ juṣanta śroṣan ye asya śāsaṃ turāsaḥ ||

English translation:

“[9-10] Hastening to obey the commands of Agni, like sons (obedient of the orders) of a father, they celebrate his worship; abounding in food, Agni sets open before them treasures that are the doorf of sacrifice; and he who delights in the sacrificial chamber has studded the sky with constellations.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): parāśaraḥ śāktaḥ [parāśara śākta];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): Dvipadaa viraat;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

पि॒तुः । न । पु॒त्राः । क्रतु॑म् । जु॒ष॒न्त॒ । श्रोष॑न् । ये । अ॒स्य॒ । शास॑म् । तु॒रासः॑ ॥
पितुः । न । पुत्राः । क्रतुम् । जुषन्त । श्रोषन् । ये । अस्य । शासम् । तुरासः ॥
pituḥ | na | putrāḥ | kratum | juṣanta | śroṣan | ye | asya | śāsam | turāsaḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.68.9 English analysis of grammar]

pitur < pituḥ < pitṛ

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“father; Pitṛ; ancestor; parent; paternal ancestor; pitṛ [word]; forefather.”

na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

putrāḥ < putra

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“son; putra [word]; male child; Putra; Bodhisattva.”

kratuṃ < kratum < kratu

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”

juṣanta < juṣ

[verb], plural, Present injunctive

“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”

śroṣan < śruṣ

[verb], plural, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)

ye < yad

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

asya < idam

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”

śāsaṃ < śāsam < śās

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“śās; command; ruler; commander.”

turāsaḥ < tura

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“powerful; noble; noble.”

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