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 1.115.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तन्मि॒त्रस्य॒ वरु॑णस्याभि॒चक्षे॒ सूर्यो॑ रू॒पं कृ॑णुते॒ द्योरु॒पस्थे॑ । अ॒न॒न्तम॒न्यद्रुश॑दस्य॒ पाज॑: कृ॒ष्णम॒न्यद्ध॒रित॒: सं भ॑रन्ति ॥
तन्मित्रस्य वरुणस्याभिचक्षे सूर्यो रूपं कृणुते द्योरुपस्थे । अनन्तमन्यद्रुशदस्य पाजः कृष्णमन्यद्धरितः सं भरन्ति ॥
tan mitrasya varuṇasyābhicakṣe sūryo rūpaṃ kṛṇute dyor upasthe | anantam anyad ruśad asya pājaḥ kṛṣṇam anyad dharitaḥ sam bharanti ||
English translation:
“The sun, is the sight of Mitra and Varuṇa, displays his form (of brightness) in the middle of the heavens, and his rays extend, on one hand, his infinite and brilliant power, or, on the other, (by their departure), bring on the blackness of night.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Mitra and Varuṇa, by metonymy, refer to the world. His rays: haritaḥ, may also mean his horses
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kutsaḥ āṅgirasaḥ [kutsa āṅgirasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): sūryaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तत् । मि॒त्रस्य॑ । वरु॑णस्य । अ॒भि॒ऽचक्षे॑ । सूर्यः॑ । रू॒पम् । कृ॒णु॒ते॒ । द्योः । उ॒पऽस्थे॑ । अ॒न॒न्तम् । अ॒न्यत् । रुश॑त् । अ॒स्य॒ । पाजः॑ । कृ॒ष्णम् । अ॒न्यत् । ह॒रितः॑ । सम् । भ॒र॒न्ति॒ ॥
तत् । मित्रस्य । वरुणस्य । अभिचक्षे । सूर्यः । रूपम् । कृणुते । द्योः । उपस्थे । अनन्तम् । अन्यत् । रुशत् । अस्य । पाजः । कृष्णम् । अन्यत् । हरितः । सम् । भरन्ति ॥
tat | mitrasya | varuṇasya | abhi-cakṣe | sūryaḥ | rūpam | kṛṇute | dyoḥ | upa-sthe | anantam | anyat | ruśat | asya | pājaḥ | kṛṣṇam | anyat | haritaḥ | sam | bharanti
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.115.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[verb noun]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“sun; Surya; sūrya [word]; right nostril; twelve; Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sūryakānta; sunlight; best.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“form; appearance; beauty; look; shape; shape; symptom; feature; nature; guise; rūpa [word]; one; appearance; likeness; color; kind; vowel; type; disguise; aspect; form; derivative; omen; vision.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“genitalia; lap; sexual desire; anus.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“infinite; ananta [word]; countless; permanent; boundless.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“other; another(a); remaining; different; anya [word]; other than; more(a); fresh; any(a).”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“white; bright; bright.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“luminosity; look.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“black; dark; dark; blue; black.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“other; another(a); remaining; different; anya [word]; other than; more(a); fresh; any(a).”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“mare; quarter.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”