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 2.40.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
दि॒व्य१॒॑न्यः सद॑नं च॒क्र उ॒च्चा पृ॑थि॒व्याम॒न्यो अध्य॒न्तरि॑क्षे । ताव॒स्मभ्यं॑ पुरु॒वारं॑ पुरु॒क्षुं रा॒यस्पोषं॒ वि ष्य॑तां॒ नाभि॑म॒स्मे ॥
दिव्यन्यः सदनं चक्र उच्चा पृथिव्यामन्यो अध्यन्तरिक्षे । तावस्मभ्यं पुरुवारं पुरुक्षुं रायस्पोषं वि ष्यतां नाभिमस्मे ॥
divy anyaḥ sadanaṃ cakra uccā pṛthivyām anyo adhy antarikṣe | tāv asmabhyam puruvāram purukṣuṃ rāyas poṣaṃ vi ṣyatāṃ nābhim asme ||
English translation:
“One of them, (Pūṣaṇ), has made his dwelling above in the heaven; the other (Soma), upon earth, and in the firmament; may they both grant us much-desired and much-commended abundant wealth of cattle, the source to us (of enjoyment).”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Upon earth and in the firmament: Soma abides on earth; on the firmament, he is the moon
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): somāpūṣaṇāvaditiśca ;
Chandas (meter): svarāṭpaṅkti;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
दि॒वि । अ॒न्यः । सद॑नम् । च॒क्रे । उ॒च्चा । पृ॒थि॒व्याम् । अ॒न्यः । अधि॑ । अ॒न्तरि॑क्षे । तौ । अ॒स्मभ्य॑म् । पु॒रु॒ऽवार॑म् । पु॒रु॒ऽक्षुम् । रा॒यः । पोष॑म् । वि । स्य॒ता॒म् । नाभि॑म् । अ॒स्मे इति॑ ॥
दिवि । अन्यः । सदनम् । चक्रे । उच्चा । पृथिव्याम् । अन्यः । अधि । अन्तरिक्षे । तौ । अस्मभ्यम् । पुरुवारम् । पुरुक्षुम् । रायः । पोषम् । वि । स्यताम् । नाभिम् । अस्मे इति ॥
divi | anyaḥ | sadanam | cakre | uccā | pṛthivyām | anyaḥ | adhi | antarikṣe | tau | asmabhyam | puru-vāram | puru-kṣum | rāyaḥ | poṣam | vi | syatām | nābhim | asme iti
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.40.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“other; another(a); remaining; different; anya [word]; other than; more(a); fresh; any(a).”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“seat; weakness; inertness; dwelling; exhaustion; numbness; home; residence; seat; inanition; location.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[adverb]
“above.”
[noun], locative, singular, feminine
“Earth; pṛthivī; floor; Earth; earth; pṛthivī [word]; land.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“other; another(a); remaining; different; anya [word]; other than; more(a); fresh; any(a).”
[adverb]
“on; from; accordingly.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“sky; atmosphere; air; abhra.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun]
“many; much(a); very.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“treasure; choice.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“prosperity; poṣa [word].”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], dual, Present imperative
“tie.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“navel; hub; kinship; beginning; origin; umbilical cord; nābhi [word]; friendship; center.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”