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 2.19.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स सु॑न्व॒त इन्द्र॒: सूर्य॒मा दे॒वो रि॑ण॒ङ्मर्त्या॑य स्त॒वान् । आ यद्र॒यिं गु॒हद॑वद्यमस्मै॒ भर॒दंशं॒ नैत॑शो दश॒स्यन् ॥
स सुन्वत इन्द्रः सूर्यमा देवो रिणङ्मर्त्याय स्तवान् । आ यद्रयिं गुहदवद्यमस्मै भरदंशं नैतशो दशस्यन् ॥
sa sunvata indraḥ sūryam ā devo riṇaṅ martyāya stavān | ā yad rayiṃ guhadavadyam asmai bharad aṃśaṃ naitaśo daśasyan ||
English translation:
“The divine Indra, when lauded (by Etaśa), humbled the Sun (in behalf) of the mortal who offered to him the libation; for the munificent Etaśa presented him with mysterious and inestimable riches; as (a father gives) his portion (to a son).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛtpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सः । सु॒न्व॒ते । इन्द्रः॑ । सूर्य॑म् । आ । दे॒वः । रि॒ण॒क् । मर्त्या॑य । स्त॒वान् । आ । यत् । र॒यिम् । ग्ह॒त्ऽअ॑वद्यम् । अ॒स्मै॒ । भर॑त् । अंश॑म् । न । एत॑शः । द॒श॒स्यन् ॥
सः । सुन्वते । इन्द्रः । सूर्यम् । आ । देवः । रिणक् । मर्त्याय । स्तवान् । आ । यत् । रयिम् । ग्हत्अवद्यम् । अस्मै । भरत् । अंशम् । न । एतशः । दशस्यन् ॥
saḥ | sunvate | indraḥ | sūryam | ā | devaḥ | riṇak | martyāya | stavān | ā | yat | rayim | ghat-avadyam | asmai | bharat | aṃśam | na | etaśaḥ | daśasyan
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.19.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb noun], dative, singular
“press out; su.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“sun; Surya; sūrya [word]; right nostril; twelve; Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sūryakānta; sunlight; best.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], singular, Present injunctive
“empty; liberate; concede; surrender; purge.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“man; people; martya [word]; Earth.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“encomium; hymn; praise; praise.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[adverb]
“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“wealth; property.”
[verb noun]
“hide; cover; conceal; shroud; obscure.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“blameworthy; avadya [word].”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[verb], singular, Present injunctive
“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“part; part; share; part; volume; parcel; part; Aṃśa; aṃśa [word]; fraction.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Etaśa; horse.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular