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 1.156.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यः पू॒र्व्याय॑ वे॒धसे॒ नवी॑यसे सु॒मज्जा॑नये॒ विष्ण॑वे॒ ददा॑शति । यो जा॒तम॑स्य मह॒तो महि॒ ब्रव॒त्सेदु॒ श्रवो॑भि॒र्युज्यं॑ चिद॒भ्य॑सत् ॥
यः पूर्व्याय वेधसे नवीयसे सुमज्जानये विष्णवे ददाशति । यो जातमस्य महतो महि ब्रवत्सेदु श्रवोभिर्युज्यं चिदभ्यसत् ॥
yaḥ pūrvyāya vedhase navīyase sumajjānaye viṣṇave dadāśati | yo jātam asya mahato mahi bravat sed u śravobhir yujyaṃ cid abhy asat ||
English translation:
“He who presents (offerings) to Viṣṇu, the ancient, the creator, the recent, the self-born; he who celebrates the great birth of that mighty one; he verily possessed of abundance, attains (the station) that is to be sought (by all).”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Śravobhir yujyam cidabhyasat, by food, or by fame, he attains whatsoever is to be joined with; to complete the ellipse: annairyuktaḥ san sarvair gantavyam tat padam gacchati
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): dīrghatamā aucathyaḥ [dīrghatamas aucathya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viṣṇuḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यः । पू॒र्व्याय॑ । वे॒धसे॑ । नवी॑यसे । सु॒मत्ऽजा॑नये । विष्ण॑वे । ददा॑शति । यः । जा॒तम् । अ॒स्य॒ । म॒ह॒तः । महि॑ । ब्रव॑त् । सः । इत् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । श्रवः॑ऽभिः । युज्य॑म् । चि॒त् । अ॒भि । अ॒स॒त् ॥
यः । पूर्व्याय । वेधसे । नवीयसे । सुमत्जानये । विष्णवे । ददाशति । यः । जातम् । अस्य । महतः । महि । ब्रवत् । सः । इत् । ऊँ इति । श्रवःभिः । युज्यम् । चित् । अभि । असत् ॥
yaḥ | pūrvyāya | vedhase | navīyase | sumat-jānaye | viṣṇave | dadāśati | yaḥ | jātam | asya | mahataḥ | mahi | bravat | saḥ | it | oṃ iti | śravaḥ-bhiḥ | yujyam | cit | abhi | asat
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.156.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“first; precedent; age-old; excellent; former(a).”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“Brahma; creator; believer [worshipper]; Vishnu.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“new; fresh; up-to-the-minute.”
[adverb]
“together.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“wife.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“Vishnu; Krishna; Viṣṇu; Om; Shiva.”
[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (subj.)
“sacrifice; give.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“kind; object; descendant; kin; being; reincarnation.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“large; eminent; great; loud; dangerous; strong; long; high; much(a); mahant [word]; ample; very; great; adult; important; dark; high; abundant; violent; remarkable; mighty; big; long.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“great; firm.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“say; tell; describe; speak; state; answer; call; explain; address; proclaim; talk; talk; choose.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“fame; glory; ear.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“adequate to(p); appropriate; united; allied.”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”