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 1.164.27
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
हि॒ङ्कृ॒ण्व॒ती व॑सु॒पत्नी॒ वसू॑नां व॒त्समि॒च्छन्ती॒ मन॑सा॒भ्यागा॑त् । दु॒हाम॒श्विभ्यां॒ पयो॑ अ॒घ्न्येयं सा व॑र्धतां मह॒ते सौभ॑गाय ॥
हिङ्कृण्वती वसुपत्नी वसूनां वत्समिच्छन्ती मनसाभ्यागात् । दुहामश्विभ्यां पयो अघ्न्येयं सा वर्धतां महते सौभगाय ॥
hiṅkṛṇvatī vasupatnī vasūnāṃ vatsam icchantī manasābhy āgāt | duhām aśvibhyām payo aghnyeyaṃ sā vardhatām mahate saubhagāya ||
English translation:
“She comes lowing, abounding in rich (products), desiring her calf in her mind;may this cow grant her milk to the Aśvins; may she thrive for our great advantage.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): dīrghatamā aucathyaḥ [dīrghatamas aucathya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
हि॒ङ्ऽकृ॒ण्व॒ती । व॒सु॒ऽपत्नी॒ । वसू॑नाम् । व॒त्सम् । इ॒च्छन्ती॑ । मन॑सा । अ॒भि । आ । अ॒गा॒त् । दु॒हाम् । अ॒श्विऽभ्या॑म् । पयः॑ । अ॒घ्न्या । इ॒यम् । सा । व॒र्ध॒ता॒म् । म॒ह॒ते । सौभ॑गाय ॥
हिङ्कृण्वती । वसुपत्नी । वसूनाम् । वत्सम् । इच्छन्ती । मनसा । अभि । आ । अगात् । दुहाम् । अश्विभ्याम् । पयः । अघ्न्या । इयम् । सा । वर्धताम् । महते । सौभगाय ॥
hiṅ-kṛṇvatī | vasu-patnī | vasūnām | vatsam | icchantī | manasā | abhi | ā | agāt | duhām | aśvi-bhyām | payaḥ | aghnyā | iyam | sā | vardhatām | mahate | saubhagāya
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.164.27 English analysis of grammar]
[verb noun], nominative, singular
[noun], neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“wife; mistress; queen.”
[noun], genitive, plural, neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“calf; child; Vatsa; vatsa [word]; juvenile; Vatsa; Vatsa; Vatsa; son; male child.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“desire; recommend; approve; seek; call; search; try; prefer; love; commend; assent; permit; choose.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[verb], singular, Root aorist (Ind.)
“come; arrive.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“milk.”
[noun], dative, dual, masculine
“Asvins; two.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“milk; milky juice; water; fluid; juice; payas [word]; drink.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“cow.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“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], dative, singular, neuter
“well-being.”