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 1.89.2

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

दे॒वानां॑ भ॒द्रा सु॑म॒तिॠ॑जूय॒तां दे॒वानां॑ रा॒तिर॒भि नो॒ नि व॑र्तताम् । दे॒वानां॑ स॒ख्यमुप॑ सेदिमा व॒यं दे॒वा न॒ आयु॒: प्र ति॑रन्तु जी॒वसे॑ ॥
देवानां भद्रा सुमतिॠजूयतां देवानां रातिरभि नो नि वर्तताम् । देवानां सख्यमुप सेदिमा वयं देवा न आयुः प्र तिरन्तु जीवसे ॥
devānām bhadrā sumatir ṛjūyatāṃ devānāṃ rātir abhi no ni vartatām | devānāṃ sakhyam upa sedimā vayaṃ devā na āyuḥ pra tirantu jīvase ||

English translation:

“May the benevolent favour of the gods (be ours); may the bounty of the gods, ever approving of the upright, light upon us; may we obtain the friendship of the gods, and may the gods extend our days to longevity.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

दे॒वाना॑म् । भ॒द्रा । सु॒ऽम॒तिः । ऋ॒जु॒ऽय॒ताम् । दे॒वाना॑म् । रा॒तिः । अ॒भि । नः॒ । नि । व॒र्त॒ता॒म् । दे॒वाना॑म् । स॒ख्यम् । उप॑ । से॒दि॒म॒ । व॒यम् । दे॒वाः । नः॒ । आयुः॑ । प्र । ति॒र॒न्तु॒ । जी॒वसे॑ ॥
देवानाम् । भद्रा । सुमतिः । ऋजुयताम् । देवानाम् । रातिः । अभि । नः । नि । वर्तताम् । देवानाम् । सख्यम् । उप । सेदिम । वयम् । देवाः । नः । आयुः । प्र । तिरन्तु । जीवसे ॥
devānām | bhadrā | su-matiḥ | ṛju-yatām | devānām | rātiḥ | abhi | naḥ | ni | vartatām | devānām | sakhyam | upa | sedima | vayam | devāḥ | naḥ | āyuḥ | pra | tirantu | jīvase

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.89.2 English analysis of grammar]

devānām < deva

[noun], genitive, plural, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

bhadrā < bhadra

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“auspicious; lovely; good; happy; bhadra [word]; lucky; fine-looking; beautiful.”

sumatir < sumatiḥ < sumati

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“benevolence; favor; Sumati.”

ṛjūyatāṃ < ṛjūyatām < ṛjūy

[verb noun], genitive, plural

devānāṃ < devānām < deva

[noun], genitive, plural, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

rātir < rātiḥ < rāti

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“gift; bounty; favor.”

abhi

[adverb]

“towards; on.”

no < naḥ < mad

[noun], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

ni

[adverb]

“back; down.”

vartatām < vṛt

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“behave; happen; exist; return; dwell; die; roll; continue; act; exist; feed on; issue; move; travel; proceed; turn; situate; drive; account for; begin; do; inhere; revolve.”

devānāṃ < devānām < deva

[noun], genitive, plural, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

sakhyam < sakhya

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“friendship; aid; company.”

upa

[adverb]

“towards; on; next.”

sedimā < sad

[verb], plural, Perfect indicative

“sit down; break down; slow; sink; crumble; fracture; perish; ride; stop; besiege; tire.”

vayaṃ < vayam < mad

[noun], nominative, plural

“I; mine.”

devā < devāḥ < deva

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

na < naḥ < mad

[noun], genitive, plural

“I; mine.”

āyuḥ < āyus

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“life; longevity; āyus; life; āyus [word]; Āyus.”

pra

[adverb]

“towards; ahead.”

tirantu < tṛ

[verb], plural, Present imperative

“traverse; overcome; float; rescue; reach; satisfy.”

jīvase < jīv

[verb noun]

“survive; be; exist; live on; dwell.”

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