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 1.68.10

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

वि राय॑ और्णो॒द्दुर॑: पुरु॒क्षुः पि॒पेश॒ नाकं॒ स्तृभि॒र्दमू॑नाः ॥
वि राय और्णोद्दुरः पुरुक्षुः पिपेश नाकं स्तृभिर्दमूनाः ॥
vi rāya aurṇod duraḥ purukṣuḥ pipeśa nākaṃ stṛbhir damūnāḥ ||

English translation:

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]:

वि । रायः॑ । औ॒र्णो॒त् । दुरः॑ । पु॒रु॒ऽक्षुः । पि॒पेश॑ । नाक॑म् । स्तृऽभिः॑ । दमू॑नाः ॥
वि । रायः । और्णोत् । दुरः । पुरुक्षुः । पिपेश । नाकम् । स्तृभिः । दमूनाः ॥
vi | rāyaḥ | aurṇot | duraḥ | puru-kṣuḥ | pipeśa | nākam | stṛ-bhiḥ | damūnāḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.68.10 English analysis of grammar]

vi

[adverb]

“apart; away; away.”

rāya < rāyaḥ < rai

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”

aurṇod < aurṇot < vṛ

[verb], singular, Imperfect

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

duraḥ < dvār

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“door; means.”

purukṣuḥ < purukṣu

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

pipeśa < piś

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“decorate.”

nākaṃ < nākam < nāka

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“sky; celestial sphere; Svarga; nāka [word].”

stṛbhir < stṛbhiḥ < star

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“star.”

damūnāḥ < damūnas

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“master.”

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