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 1.182.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तद्वां॑ नरा नासत्या॒वनु॑ ष्या॒द्यद्वां॒ माना॑स उ॒चथ॒मवो॑चन् । अ॒स्माद॒द्य सद॑सः सो॒म्यादा वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम् ॥
तद्वां नरा नासत्यावनु ष्याद्यद्वां मानास उचथमवोचन् । अस्मादद्य सदसः सोम्यादा विद्यामेषं वृजनं जीरदानुम् ॥
tad vāṃ narā nāsatyāv anu ṣyād yad vām mānāsa ucatham avocan | asmād adya sadasaḥ somyād ā vidyāmeṣaṃ vṛjanaṃ jīradānum ||
English translation:
“May the praise which your devout adorers have uttered be acceptable to you, Nāsatyas, leaders (in pious rites); be propitiated today by the libations of our assembly, that we may obtain food, strength and long life.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): agastyo maitrāvaruṇiḥ [agastya maitrāvaruṇi];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): aśvinau ;
Chandas (meter): svarāṭpaṅkti;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तत् । वा॒म् । न॒रा॒ । ना॒स॒त्यौ॒ । अनु॑ । स्या॒त् । यत् । वा॒म् । माना॑सः । उ॒चथ॑म् । अवो॑चन् । अ॒स्मात् । अ॒द्य । सद॑सः । सो॒म्यात् । आ । वि॒द्याम॑ । इ॒षम् । वृ॒जन॑म् । जी॒रऽदा॑नुम् ॥
तत् । वाम् । नरा । नासत्यौ । अनु । स्यात् । यत् । वाम् । मानासः । उचथम् । अवोचन् । अस्मात् । अद्य । सदसः । सोम्यात् । आ । विद्याम । इषम् । वृजनम् । जीरदानुम् ॥
tat | vām | narā | nāsatyau | anu | syāt | yat | vām | mānāsaḥ | ucatham | avocan | asmāt | adya | sadasaḥ | somyāt | ā | vidyāma | iṣam | vṛjanam | jīra-dānum
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.182.8 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, 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], dative, dual
“you.”
[noun], vocative, dual, masculine
“man; man; Nara; person; people; Nara; Puruṣa; nara [word]; servant; hero.”
[noun], vocative, dual, masculine
“Asvins; nāsatya [word].”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[verb], singular, Present optative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], dative, dual
“you.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“arrogance; honor; reverence; obedience; notion; conceit.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“praise.”
[verb], plural, Thematic aorist (Ind.)
“say; describe; name; tell; address; enumerate; call; state; teach; explain; say; declare; speak; define; declare; order; address; recommend; answer; deem; recite; approve; proclaim; indicate; determine; mention; designate.”
[noun], ablative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[adverb]
“now; today; then; nowadays; adya [word].”
[noun], ablative, singular, neuter
“mansion; assembly; seat; seat.”
[noun], ablative, singular, neuter
“saumya.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“community; settlement.”
[noun]
“agile; quick; fast.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Dānu; dew; drop.”