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 2.5.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ता अ॑स्य॒ वर्ण॑मा॒युवो॒ नेष्टु॑: सचन्त धे॒नव॑: । कु॒वित्ति॒सृभ्य॒ आ वरं॒ स्वसा॑रो॒ या इ॒दं य॒युः ॥
ता अस्य वर्णमायुवो नेष्टुः सचन्त धेनवः । कुवित्तिसृभ्य आ वरं स्वसारो या इदं ययुः ॥
tā asya varṇam āyuvo neṣṭuḥ sacanta dhenavaḥ | kuvit tisṛbhya ā varaṃ svasāro yā idaṃ yayuḥ ||
English translation:
“The sister fingers, which are the kine of the Neṣṭā, are those which accomplish him, (Agni's), worship; and in various ways are combined for this purpose through the three (sacred fires).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): somāhutirbhārgavaḥ [somāhutirbhārgava];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): anuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ताः । अ॒स्य॒ । वर्ण॑म् । आ॒युवः॑ । नेष्टुः॑ । स॒च॒न्त॒ । धे॒नवः॑ । कु॒वित् । ति॒सृऽभ्यः॑ । आ । वर॑म् । स्वसा॑रः । याः । इ॒दम् । य॒युः ॥
ताः । अस्य । वर्णम् । आयुवः । नेष्टुः । सचन्त । धेनवः । कुवित् । तिसृभ्यः । आ । वरम् । स्वसारः । याः । इदम् । ययुः ॥
tāḥ | asya | varṇam | āyuvaḥ | neṣṭuḥ | sacanta | dhenavaḥ | kuvit | tisṛ-bhyaḥ | ā | varam | svasāraḥ | yāḥ | idam | yayuḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.5.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“color; caste; complexion; vowel; varṇa [word]; vowel; syllable; appearance; Karat; people; beauty; varṇa; gold; color; complexion.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
[verb], plural, Present injunctive
“accompany; follow; company; obey; participate; enter.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“cow; dhenu [word]; milk.”
[adverb]
“surely; indeed.”
[noun], ablative, plural, feminine
“three; tri/tisṛ [word].”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“best; excellent; better; choice; optimum; maximal.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“sister; svasṛ [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”