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 1.137.2

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

इ॒म आ या॑त॒मिन्द॑व॒: सोमा॑सो॒ दध्या॑शिरः सु॒तासो॒ दध्या॑शिरः । उ॒त वा॑मु॒षसो॑ बु॒धि सा॒कं सूर्य॑स्य र॒श्मिभि॑: । सु॒तो मि॒त्राय॒ वरु॑णाय पी॒तये॒ चारु॑ॠ॒ताय॑ पी॒तये॑ ॥
इम आ यातमिन्दवः सोमासो दध्याशिरः सुतासो दध्याशिरः । उत वामुषसो बुधि साकं सूर्यस्य रश्मिभिः । सुतो मित्राय वरुणाय पीतये चारुॠताय पीतये ॥
ima ā yātam indavaḥ somāso dadhyāśiraḥ sutāso dadhyāśiraḥ | uta vām uṣaso budhi sākaṃ sūryasya raśmibhiḥ | suto mitrāya varuṇāya pītaye cārur ṛtāya pītaye ||

English translation:

“Come, for the dipping Soma are mixed with curds; they are expressed and mixed with curds; whether they be prepared for you at the awaking of the dawn, or (be associated) with the rays of the sun; the juice is effused for Mitra and Varuṇa, for their drinking the grateful (libation); for their drinking at the sacrifice.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): parucchepo daivodāsiḥ [parucchepa daivodāsi];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): mitravaruṇau ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍatiśakvarī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

इ॒मे । आ । या॒त॒म् । इन्द॑वः । सोमा॑सः । दधि॑ऽआशिरः । सु॒तासः॑ । दधि॑ऽआशिरः । उ॒त । वा॒म् । उ॒षसः॑ । बु॒धि । सा॒कम् । सूर्य॑स्य । र॒श्मिऽभिः॑ । सु॒तः । मि॒त्राय । वरु॑णाय । पी॒तये॑ । चारुः॑ । ऋ॒ताय॑ । पी॒तये॑ ॥
इमे । आ । यातम् । इन्दवः । सोमासः । दधिआशिरः । सुतासः । दधिआशिरः । उत । वाम् । उषसः । बुधि । साकम् । सूर्यस्य । रश्मिभिः । सुतः । मित्राय । वरुणाय । पीतये । चारुः । ऋताय । पीतये ॥
ime | ā | yātam | indavaḥ | somāsaḥ | dadhi-āśiraḥ | sutāsaḥ | dadhi-āśiraḥ | uta | vām | uṣasaḥ | budhi | sākam | sūryasya | raśmi-bhiḥ | sutaḥ | mitrāya | varuṇāya | pītaye | cāruḥ | ṛtāya | pītaye

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.137.2 English analysis of grammar]

ima < ime < idam

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

yātam <

[verb], dual, Present imperative

“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”

indavaḥ < indu

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”

somāso < somāsaḥ < soma

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

dadhyāśiraḥ < dadhi

[noun], neuter

“sour milk; curd; dadhi [word].”

dadhyāśiraḥ < āśiraḥ < āśir

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“mixture.”

sutāso < sutāsaḥ < suta

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“Soma.”

dadhyāśiraḥ < dadhi

[noun], neuter

“sour milk; curd; dadhi [word].”

dadhyāśiraḥ < āśiraḥ < āśir

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“mixture.”

uta

[adverb]

“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”

vām < tvad

[noun], dative, dual

“you.”

uṣaso < uṣasaḥ < uṣas

[noun], genitive, singular, feminine

“Ushas; dawn; uṣas [word]; morning.”

budhi < budh

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

sākaṃ < sākam

[adverb]

“together; jointly; simultaneously.”

sūryasya < sūrya

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“sun; Surya; sūrya [word]; right nostril; twelve; Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sūryakānta; sunlight; best.”

raśmibhiḥ < raśmi

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“beam; rein; sunbeam; shininess; cord.”

suto < sutaḥ < su

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“press out; su.”

mitrāya < mitra

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”

varuṇāya < varuṇa

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”

pītaye < pīti

[noun], dative, singular, feminine

“drinking; haritāla.”

cārur < cāruḥ < cāru

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“pleasant; beautiful; beloved; agreeable; cāru [word].”

ṛtāya < ṛta

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“timely; honest.”

pītaye < pīti

[noun], dative, singular, feminine

“drinking; haritāla.”

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