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 2.3.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सर॑स्वती सा॒धय॑न्ती॒ धियं॑ न॒ इळा॑ दे॒वी भार॑ती वि॒श्वतू॑र्तिः । ति॒स्रो दे॒वीः स्व॒धया॑ ब॒र्हिरेदमच्छि॑द्रं पान्तु शर॒णं नि॒षद्य॑ ॥
सरस्वती साधयन्ती धियं न इळा देवी भारती विश्वतूर्तिः । तिस्रो देवीः स्वधया बर्हिरेदमच्छिद्रं पान्तु शरणं निषद्य ॥
sarasvatī sādhayantī dhiyaṃ na iḻā devī bhāratī viśvatūrtiḥ | tisro devīḥ svadhayā barhir edam acchidram pāntu śaraṇaṃ niṣadya ||
English translation:
“May the three goddesses, Sarasvatī, perfecting our understanding, the divine iḷā, and all-impressive Bhāratī, having come to our dwelling, protect this faultless rite, (offered) for our welfare.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सर॑स्वती । सा॒धय॑न्ती । धिय॑म् । नः॒ । इळा॑ । दे॒वी । भार॑ती । वि॒श्वऽतू॑र्तिः । ति॒स्रः । दे॒वीः । स्व॒धया॑ । ब॒र्हिः । आ । इ॒दम् । अच्छि॑द्रम् । पा॒न्तु॒ । श॒र॒णम् । नि॒ऽसद्य॑ ॥
सरस्वती । साधयन्ती । धियम् । नः । इळा । देवी । भारती । विश्वतूर्तिः । तिस्रः । देवीः । स्वधया । बर्हिः । आ । इदम् । अच्छिद्रम् । पान्तु । शरणम् । निसद्य ॥
sarasvatī | sādhayantī | dhiyam | naḥ | iḷā | devī | bhāratī | viśva-tūrtiḥ | tisraḥ | devīḥ | svadhayā | barhiḥ | ā | idam | acchidram | pāntu | śaraṇam | ni-sadya
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.3.8 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Sarasvati; Sarasvatī; language; voice; speech; eloquence; balloon vine; river.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“prepare; cure; prepare; perform; produce; compound; treat; treat; overpower; achieve; use; cover; prove; prove; process.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“intelligence; prayer; mind; insight; idea; hymn; purpose; art; knowledge.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“refreshment; iḍā [word]; comfort; cow.”
[noun], accusative, dual, feminine
“Parvati; queen; goddess; Devi.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“statement; language; voice; bhāratī; Sarasvatī; voice; speech; word; voice.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“three; tri/tisṛ [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“Parvati; queen; goddess; Devi.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“free will; offering; libation; nature; svadhā [word]; comfort; power.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“Barhis; barhis [word].”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“uninjured; unbroken.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“protect; govern.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“refuge; safety; shelter; house; protection.”
[verb noun]
“sit down; sit; put.”