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 2.27.12
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यो राज॑भ्य ऋत॒निभ्यो॑ द॒दाश॒ यं व॒र्धय॑न्ति पु॒ष्टय॑श्च॒ नित्या॑: । स रे॒वान्या॑ति प्रथ॒मो रथे॑न वसु॒दावा॑ वि॒दथे॑षु प्रश॒स्तः ॥
यो राजभ्य ऋतनिभ्यो ददाश यं वर्धयन्ति पुष्टयश्च नित्याः । स रेवान्याति प्रथमो रथेन वसुदावा विदथेषु प्रशस्तः ॥
yo rājabhya ṛtanibhyo dadāśa yaṃ vardhayanti puṣṭayaś ca nityāḥ | sa revān yāti prathamo rathena vasudāvā vidatheṣu praśastaḥ ||
English translation:
“He who presents offerings to the royal and true (Ādityas); he whom their constant favours exalt; he proceeds, wealthy, renowned, munificent, and honoured, to sacrifices, in his chariot.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kūrmo gārtsamado gṛtsamado vā [kūrma gārtsamada gṛtsamada vā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ādityāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यः । राज॑ऽभ्यः । ऋ॒त॒निऽभ्यः॑ । द॒दाश॑ । यम् । व॒र्धय॑न्ति । पु॒ष्टयः॑ । च॒ । नित्याः॑ । सः । रे॒वान् । या॒ति॒ । प्र॒थ॒मः । रथे॑न । व॒सु॒ऽदावा॑ । वि॒दथे॑षु । प्र॒ऽश॒स्तः ॥
यः । राजभ्यः । ऋतनिभ्यः । ददाश । यम् । वर्धयन्ति । पुष्टयः । च । नित्याः । सः । रेवान् । याति । प्रथमः । रथेन । वसुदावा । विदथेषु । प्रशस्तः ॥
yaḥ | rāja-bhyaḥ | ṛtani-bhyaḥ | dadāśa | yam | vardhayanti | puṣṭayaḥ | ca | n ityāḥ | saḥ | revān | yāti | prathamaḥ | rathena | vasu-dāvā | vidatheṣu | pra-śastaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.27.12 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], dative, plural, masculine
“king; Kshatriya; rājan [word]; best; rājāvarta; Yakṣa.”
[noun], neuter
“truth; order; fixed order; ṛta [word]; law; custom; custom.”
[adverb]
“back; down.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“fear; bhī; alarm.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“sacrifice; give.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“increase; strengthen; promote; rear; add; greet; laud.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“prosperity; growth; increase; puṣṭi; luxury; wealth; comfort; increase; corpulence.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“continuous; own(a); changeless; everlasting; continual; devoted(p); permanent; obligatory; continuing; indispensable; native; addicted; connatural; necessary; durable; ageless; invariable; biological.”
[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], nominative, singular, masculine
“abundant; rich; affluent; brilliant; brilliant.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“first; prathama [word]; third; young; chief(a); best; antecedent.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“chariot; warrior; ratha [word]; Dalbergia oojeinensis; rattan.”
[noun], neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“giving.”
[noun], locative, plural, neuter
“meeting; wisdom; council.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“recommend; approve; praise; laud; favor; proclaim.”