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 2.41.9

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ता न॒ आ वो॑ळ्हमश्विना र॒यिं पि॒शङ्ग॑संदृशम् । धिष्ण्या॑ वरिवो॒विद॑म् ॥
ता न आ वोळ्हमश्विना रयिं पिशङ्गसंदृशम् । धिष्ण्या वरिवोविदम् ॥
tā na ā voḻham aśvinā rayim piśaṅgasaṃdṛśam | dhiṣṇyā varivovidam ||

English translation:

“Resolute Aśvins, bring to us riches of various sorts, and wealth begetting wealth.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Of various sorts: piśaṅga sandṛśam = nānārūpam, of many sorts;

Piśaṅga = tawny or yellow; that which is of yellow colour, or gold

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): aśvinau ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ता । नः॒ । आ । वो॒ळ्ह॒म् । अ॒श्वि॒ना॒ । र॒यिम् । पि॒शङ्ग॑ऽसन्दृशम् । धिष्ण्या॑ । व॒रि॒वः॒ऽविद॑म् ॥
ता । नः । आ । वोळ्हम् । अश्विना । रयिम् । पिशङ्गसन्दृशम् । धिष्ण्या । वरिवःविदम् ॥
tā | naḥ | ā | voḷham | aśvinā | rayim | piśaṅga-sandṛśam | dhiṣṇyā | varivaḥ-vidam

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 2.41.9 English analysis of grammar]

< tad

[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.”

na < naḥ < mad

[noun], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

voḍham < vah

[verb], dual, Aorist imperative

“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”

aśvinā < aśvin

[noun], vocative, dual, masculine

“Asvins; two.”

rayim < rayi

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“wealth; property.”

piśaṅgasaṃdṛśam < piśaṅga

[noun]

“tawny; red; brown.”

piśaṅgasaṃdṛśam < saṃdṛśam < saṃdṛś

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“appearance; view; view.”

dhiṣṇyā < dhiṣṇya

[noun], vocative, dual, masculine

“wise; beneficent.”

varivovidam < varivaḥ < varivas

[noun], neuter

“room; varivas [word]; space; escape.”

varivovidam < vidam < vid

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“finding.”

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