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 2.35.9
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒पां नपा॒दा ह्यस्था॑दु॒पस्थं॑ जि॒ह्माना॑मू॒र्ध्वो वि॒द्युतं॒ वसा॑नः । तस्य॒ ज्येष्ठं॑ महि॒मानं॒ वह॑न्ती॒र्हिर॑ण्यवर्णा॒: परि॑ यन्ति य॒ह्वीः ॥
अपां नपादा ह्यस्थादुपस्थं जिह्मानामूर्ध्वो विद्युतं वसानः । तस्य ज्येष्ठं महिमानं वहन्तीर्हिरण्यवर्णाः परि यन्ति यह्वीः ॥
apāṃ napād ā hy asthād upasthaṃ jihmānām ūrdhvo vidyutaṃ vasānaḥ | tasya jyeṣṭham mahimānaṃ vahantīr hiraṇyavarṇāḥ pari yanti yahvīḥ ||
English translation:
“The grandson of the waters has ascended the firmament above (the region) of the tortuously-moving (clouds), arrayed in lightning; the broad and golden-coloured (rivers) spread around, bearing (to all quarters) his exceeding glory.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): apānnapāt;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒पाम् । नपा॑त् । आ । हि । अस्था॑त् । उ॒पऽस्थ॑म् । जि॒ह्माना॑म् । ऊ॒र्ध्वः । वि॒द्युत॑म् । वसा॑नः । तस्य॑ । ज्येष्ठ॑म् । म्हि॒मानम् । वह॑न्तीः । हिर॑ण्यऽवर्णाः । परि॑ । य॒न्ति॒ । य॒ह्वीः ॥
अपाम् । नपात् । आ । हि । अस्थात् । उपस्थम् । जिह्मानाम् । ऊर्ध्वः । विद्युतम् । वसानः । तस्य । ज्येष्ठम् । म्हिमानम् । वहन्तीः । हिरण्यवर्णाः । परि । यन्ति । यह्वीः ॥
apām | napāt | ā | hi | asthāt | upa-stham | jihmānām | ūrdhvaḥ | vidyutam | vasānaḥ | tasya | jyeṣṭham | mhimānam | vahantīḥ | hiraṇya-varṇāḥ | pari | yanti | yahvīḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.35.9 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“grandson; nephew; napāt [word].”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[verb], singular, Root aorist (Ind.)
“stay; stand; situate; exist; [in]; resist; endure; put; soak; be; stop; adhere; get stale; concentrate; grow; trust; wake; consociate; last; dwell; lie; stand; stop.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“genitalia; lap; sexual desire; anus.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“crooked; oblique; crooked.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“upper; up(a); upper; upward; erect; more(a); raised; ūrdhva [word]; acclivitous; overturned; loud; eminent; high.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“lightning; Vidyut; thunderbolt.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“wear.”
[noun], genitive, 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, masculine
“firstborn; best; first; excellent; highest; jyeṣṭha [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“greatness; power; mahiman.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”
[noun], neuter
“gold; jewelry; hiraṇya [word]; gold.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“color; caste; complexion; vowel; varṇa [word]; vowel; syllable; appearance; Karat; people; beauty; varṇa; gold; color; complexion.”
[adverb]
“from; about; around.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“go; travel; enter (a state); return; walk; continue; reach; ask.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“youngest; youthful; active.”