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 1.91.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वं सो॑म॒ प्र चि॑कितो मनी॒षा त्वं रजि॑ष्ठ॒मनु॑ नेषि॒ पन्था॑म् । तव॒ प्रणी॑ती पि॒तरो॑ न इन्दो दे॒वेषु॒ रत्न॑मभजन्त॒ धीरा॑: ॥
त्वं सोम प्र चिकितो मनीषा त्वं रजिष्ठमनु नेषि पन्थाम् । तव प्रणीती पितरो न इन्दो देवेषु रत्नमभजन्त धीराः ॥
tvaṃ soma pra cikito manīṣā tvaṃ rajiṣṭham anu neṣi panthām | tava praṇītī pitaro na indo deveṣu ratnam abhajanta dhīrāḥ ||
English translation:
“You, Soma, are thoroughly apprehended by our understanding; you lead us along a straight path; by your guidance, Indra, our righteous fathers obtained wealth among the gods.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gotamo rāhūgaṇaḥ [gotama rāhūgaṇa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): svarāṭpaṅkti;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वम् । सो॒म॒ । प्र । चि॒कि॒तः॒ । म॒नी॒षा । त्वम् । रजि॑ष्ठम् । अनु॑ । ने॒षि॒ । पन्था॑म् । तव॑ । प्रऽनी॑ती । पि॒तरः॑ । नः॒ । इ॒न्दो॒ इति॑ । दे॒वेषु॑ । रत्न॑म् । अ॒भ॒ज॒न्त॒ । धीराः॑ ॥
त्वम् । सोम । प्र । चिकितः । मनीषा । त्वम् । रजिष्ठम् । अनु । नेषि । पन्थाम् । तव । प्रनीती । पितरः । नः । इन्दो इति । देवेषु । रत्नम् । अभजन्त । धीराः ॥
tvam | soma | pra | cikitaḥ | manīṣā | tvam | rajiṣṭham | anu | neṣi | panthām | tava | pra-nītī | pitaraḥ | naḥ | indo iti | deveṣu | ratnam | abhajanta | dhīrāḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.91.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (subj.)
“notice; observe; attend to; intend.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“hymn; inspiration; idea; thinking; wish; consideration; intelligence.”
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“honest.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“bring; lead; spend; decant; enter (a state); remove; take out; take away; enforce; marry; carry; fill into; bring; learn; go out; add.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“way; road; path [word]; journey; method.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“guidance; guidance.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“father; Pitṛ; ancestor; parent; paternal ancestor; pitṛ [word]; forefather.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“jewel; wealth; best; treasure; vajra; property; jewel; ruby; jewelry.”
[verb], plural, Imperfect
“eat; enjoy; enter (a state); worship; love; flee; possess; fall to one's share; partake; share; get; approach; love; use.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“expert; wise; intelligent; versed; adept.”