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 1.184.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒ष वां॒ स्तोमो॑ अश्विनावकारि॒ माने॑भिर्मघवाना सुवृ॒क्ति । या॒तं व॒र्तिस्तन॑याय॒ त्मने॑ चा॒गस्त्ये॑ नासत्या॒ मद॑न्ता ॥
एष वां स्तोमो अश्विनावकारि मानेभिर्मघवाना सुवृक्ति । यातं वर्तिस्तनयाय त्मने चागस्त्ये नासत्या मदन्ता ॥
eṣa vāṃ stomo aśvināv akāri mānebhir maghavānā suvṛkti | yātaṃ vartis tanayāya tmane cāgastye nāsatyā madantā ||
English translation:
“Aśvins, possessors of wealth, this sin-removing hymn has been addressed to you, together with respectful (oblations); Nāsatyas be favourable to Agastya; come to his dwelling for (conferring on him) progeny, and for his own (good).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): agastyo maitrāvaruṇiḥ [agastya maitrāvaruṇi];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): aśvinau ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛtpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒षः । वा॒म् । स्तोमः॑ । अ॒श्वि॒नौ॒ । अ॒का॒रि॒ । माने॑भिः । म॒घ॒ऽवा॒ना॒ । सु॒ऽवृ॒क्ति । या॒तम् । व॒र्तिः । तन॑याय । त्मने॑ । च॒ । अ॒गस्त्ये॑ । ना॒स॒त्या॒ । मद॑न्ता ॥
एषः । वाम् । स्तोमः । अश्विनौ । अकारि । मानेभिः । मघवाना । सुवृक्ति । यातम् । वर्तिः । तनयाय । त्मने । च । अगस्त्ये । नासत्या । मदन्ता ॥
eṣaḥ | vām | stomaḥ | aśvinau | akāri | mānebhiḥ | magha-vānā | su-vṛkti | yātam | vartiḥ | tanayāya | tmane | ca | agastye | nāsatyā | madantā
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.184.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); etad [word].”
[noun], dative, dual
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“hymn; Stoma; stoma [word].”
[noun], vocative, dual, masculine
“Asvins; two.”
[verb], singular, Aorist passive
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“arrogance; honor; reverence; obedience; notion; conceit.”
[noun], vocative, dual, masculine
“big.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“praise.”
[verb], dual, Present imperative
“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“tour.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“child; descendants.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“self.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Agastya; Sesbania grandiflora; Polaris; agastya [word]; Agastya.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“Asvins; nāsatya [word].”
[verb noun], nominative, dual
“rut; intoxicate; delight; revel; rejoice; drink; ramp; exult.”