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 2.24.13
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒ताशि॑ष्ठा॒ अनु॑ शृण्वन्ति॒ वह्न॑यः स॒भेयो॒ विप्रो॑ भरते म॒ती धना॑ । वी॒ळु॒द्वेषा॒ अनु॒ वश॑ ऋ॒णमा॑द॒दिः स ह॑ वा॒जी स॑मि॒थे ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पति॑: ॥
उताशिष्ठा अनु शृण्वन्ति वह्नयः सभेयो विप्रो भरते मती धना । वीळुद्वेषा अनु वश ऋणमाददिः स ह वाजी समिथे ब्रह्मणस्पतिः ॥
utāśiṣṭhā anu śṛṇvanti vahnayaḥ sabheyo vipro bharate matī dhanā | vīḻudveṣā anu vaśa ṛṇam ādadiḥ sa ha vājī samithe brahmaṇas patiḥ ||
English translation:
“The very swift horses (of Brahmaṇaspati) listen to (our invocation); the priest of the assembly offers with praise the (sacrificial) wealth; may Brahmaṇaspati, the hater of the oppressor, accept (the payment of) the debt, agreeably to his plural asure; may he be the accepter of the (sacrificial) food presented at this ceremony.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): brahmaṇaspatiḥ;
Chandas (meter): bhurigjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒त । आशि॑ष्ठाः । अनु॑ । शृ॒ण्व॒न्ति॒ । वह्न॑यः । स॒भेयः॑ । विप्रः॑ । भ॒र॒ते॒ । म॒ती । धना॑ । वी॒ळु॒ऽद्वेषाः॑ । अनु॑ । वशा॑ । ऋ॒णम् । आ॒ऽद॒दिः । सः । ह॒ । वा॒जी । स॒म्ऽइ॒थे । ब्रह्म॑णः । पतिः॑ ॥
उत । आशिष्ठाः । अनु । शृण्वन्ति । वह्नयः । सभेयः । विप्रः । भरते । मती । धना । वीळुद्वेषाः । अनु । वशा । ऋणम् । आददिः । सः । ह । वाजी । सम्इथे । ब्रह्मणः । पतिः ॥
uta | āśiṣṭhāḥ | anu | śṛṇvanti | vahnayaḥ | sabheyaḥ | vipraḥ | bharate | matī | dhanā | vīḷu-dveṣāḥ | anu | vaśā | ṛṇam | ādadiḥ | saḥ | ha | vājī | sam-ithe | brahmaṇaḥ | patiḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.24.13 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“listen; come to know; hear; hear; listen; study; heed; learn.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“fire; digestion; Plumbago zeylanica; Agni; vahni; draft horse; three; sacrificial fire; Vahni; gold; southeast; citron; charioteer; leader.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Brahmin; poet; singer; priest; guru; Vipra.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“wealth; property; money; treasure; prize; dhana [word]; valuable; dhan; capital; fight.”
[noun]
“hard; firm.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“hostility; enemy.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“control; dominion; influence; power; Vaśa; vaśa [word]; will; authority; control; wish; supervision.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“debt; debt; ṛṇa [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[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]
“indeed; ha [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“horse; bird; seven; hero; achiever; aphrodisiac.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“battle; conflict.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Brahmaṇaspati.”