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 1.86.7

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सु॒भग॒: स प्र॑यज्यवो॒ मरु॑तो अस्तु॒ मर्त्य॑: । यस्य॒ प्रयां॑सि॒ पर्ष॑थ ॥
सुभगः स प्रयज्यवो मरुतो अस्तु मर्त्यः । यस्य प्रयांसि पर्षथ ॥
subhagaḥ sa prayajyavo maruto astu martyaḥ | yasya prayāṃsi parṣatha ||

English translation:

Maruts, who are to be especially worshipped, may the man whose offering you accept be ever prosperous.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gotamo rāhūgaṇaḥ [gotama rāhūgaṇa];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūtaḥ;
Chandas (meter): pipīlikāmadhyānicṛdgāyatrī;;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सु॒ऽभगः॑ । सः । प्र॒ऽय॒ज्य॒वः॒ । मरु॑तः । अ॒स्तु॒ । मर्त्यः॑ । यस्य॑ । प्रयां॑सि । पर्ष॑थ ॥
सुभगः । सः । प्रयज्यवः । मरुतः । अस्तु । मर्त्यः । यस्य । प्रयांसि । पर्षथ ॥
su-bhagaḥ | saḥ | pra-yajyavaḥ | marutaḥ | astu | martyaḥ | yasya | prayāṃsi | parṣatha

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.86.7 English analysis of grammar]

subhagaḥ < subhaga

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“beautiful; auspicious; beloved; fine-looking; fortunate; subhaga [word]; charming; pleasing; lucky.”

sa < tad

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

prayajyavo < prayajyavaḥ < prayajyu

[noun], vocative, plural, masculine

maruto < marutaḥ < marut

[noun], vocative, plural, masculine

“Marut; vāta; wind; Vayu.”

astu < as

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

martyaḥ < martya

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“man; people; martya [word]; Earth.”

yasya < yad

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

prayāṃsi < prayas

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“food; dainty; enjoyment.”

parṣatha < pṛ

[verb], plural, Aorist conj./subj.

“protect; promote; rescue; help.”

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