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 2.24.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सेमाम॑विड्ढि॒ प्रभृ॑तिं॒ य ईशि॑षे॒ऽया वि॑धेम॒ नव॑या म॒हा गि॒रा । यथा॑ नो मी॒ढ्वान्त्स्तव॑ते॒ सखा॒ तव॒ बृह॑स्पते॒ सीष॑ध॒: सोत नो॑ म॒तिम् ॥
सेमामविड्ढि प्रभृतिं य ईशिषेऽया विधेम नवया महा गिरा । यथा नो मीढ्वान्त्स्तवते सखा तव बृहस्पते सीषधः सोत नो मतिम् ॥
semām aviḍḍhi prabhṛtiṃ ya īśiṣe 'yā vidhema navayā mahā girā | yathā no mīḍhvān stavate sakhā tava bṛhaspate sīṣadhaḥ sota no matim ||
English translation:
“Inasmuch, Bṛhaspati, as you rule (over all), accept this our propitiation; we worship you with this new and solemn hymn; since this your friend, our benefactor, celebrates you, do you fulfil our desires.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): brahmaṇaspatiḥ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛjjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सः । इ॒माम् । अ॒वि॒ड्ढि॒ । प्रऽभृ॑तिम् । यः । ईशि॑षे । अ॒या । वि॒धे॒म॒ । नव॑या । म॒हा । गि॒रा । यथा॑ । नः॒ । मी॒ढ्वान् । स्तव॑ते । सखा॑ । तव॑ । बृह॑स्पते । सीस॑धः । सः । उ॒त । नः॒ । म॒तिम् ॥
सः । इमाम् । अविड्ढि । प्रभृतिम् । यः । ईशिषे । अया । विधेम । नवया । महा । गिरा । यथा । नः । मीढ्वान् । स्तवते । सखा । तव । बृहस्पते । सीसधः । सः । उत । नः । मतिम् ॥
saḥ | imām | aviḍḍhi | pra-bhṛtim | yaḥ | īśiṣe | ayā | vidhema | navayā | mahā | girā | yathā | naḥ | mīḍhavān | stavate | sakhā | tava | bṛhaspate | sīsadhaḥ | saḥ | uta | naḥ | matim
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.24.1 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.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“etc.; beginning; prabhṛti [word]; beginning.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“govern; command; master; dominate; can; reign; control; own.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“worship; offer.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“new; fresh; young; matutinal; recent; nava [word]; modern; fresh.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“great; abundant.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[adverb]
“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“big.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“friend; companion; sakhi [word].”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Brihaspati; Jupiter; Bṛhaspati.”
[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“promote; succeed.”
[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.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”