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 1.120.10

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒श्विनो॑रसनं॒ रथ॑मन॒श्वं वा॒जिनी॑वतोः । तेना॒हं भूरि॑ चाकन ॥
अश्विनोरसनं रथमनश्वं वाजिनीवतोः । तेनाहं भूरि चाकन ॥
aśvinor asanaṃ ratham anaśvaṃ vājinīvatoḥ | tenāham bhūri cākana ||

English translation:

“I have obtained, without horses, the car of the food-bestowing Aśvins, and expect (to gain) by it much (wealth).”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): uśikputraḥ kakṣīvān [uśikputra kakṣīvān];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): aśvinau ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒श्विनोः॑ । अ॒स॒न॒म् । रथ॑म् । अ॒न॒श्वम् । वा॒जिनी॑ऽवतोः । तेन॑ । अ॒हम् । भूरि॑ । चा॒क॒न॒ ॥
अश्विनोः । असनम् । रथम् । अनश्वम् । वाजिनीवतोः । तेन । अहम् । भूरि । चाकन ॥
aśvinoḥ | asanam | ratham | anaśvam | vājinī-vatoḥ | tena | aham | bhūri | cākana

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.120.10 English analysis of grammar]

aśvinor < aśvinoḥ < aśvin

[noun], genitive, dual, masculine

“Asvins; two.”

asanaṃ < asanam < san

[verb], singular, Thematic aorist (Ind.)

“win; get; gain.”

ratham < ratha

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“chariot; warrior; ratha [word]; Dalbergia oojeinensis; rattan.”

anaśvaṃ < an

[adverb]

“not.”

anaśvaṃ < aśvam < aśva

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“horse; aśva [word]; Aśva; stallion.”

vājinīvatoḥ < vājinīvat

[noun], genitive, dual, masculine

“rich; rich in horses.”

tenāham < tena < tad

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

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

tenāham < aham < mad

[noun], nominative, singular

“I; mine.”

bhūri

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“much; many; much(a); abundant; rich; mighty; distinguished.”

cākana < kan

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“like; delight; desire.”

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