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 2.41.18
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒मा ब्रह्म॑ सरस्वति जु॒षस्व॑ वाजिनीवति । या ते॒ मन्म॑ गृत्सम॒दा ऋ॑तावरि प्रि॒या दे॒वेषु॒ जुह्व॑ति ॥
इमा ब्रह्म सरस्वति जुषस्व वाजिनीवति । या ते मन्म गृत्समदा ऋतावरि प्रिया देवेषु जुह्वति ॥
imā brahma sarasvati juṣasva vājinīvati | yā te manma gṛtsamadā ṛtāvari priyā deveṣu juhvati ||
English translation:
“Sarasvatī, abounding in food, abounding in water, be propitiated by these oblations, which the Gṛtsamadas offer as acceptable to you, and precious of the gods.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): sarasvatī;
Chandas (meter): bṛhatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒मा । ब्रह्म॑ । स॒र॒स्व॒ति॒ । जु॒षस्व॑ । वा॒जि॒नी॒व॒ति॒ । या । ते॒ । मन्म॑ । गृ॒त्स॒ऽम॒दाः । ऋ॒त॒ऽव॒रि॒ । प्रि॒या । दे॒वेषु॑ । जुह्व॑ति ॥
इमा । ब्रह्म । सरस्वति । जुषस्व । वाजिनीवति । या । ते । मन्म । गृत्समदाः । ऋतवरि । प्रिया । देवेषु । जुह्वति ॥
imā | brahma | sarasvati | juṣasva | vājinīvati | yā | te | manma | gṛtsa-madāḥ | ṛta-vari | priyā | deveṣu | juhvati
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.41.18 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“brahman; mantra; prayer; spell; Veda; Brahmin; sacred text; final emancipation; hymn; brahman [word]; Brāhmaṇa; study.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“Sarasvati; Sarasvatī; language; voice; speech; eloquence; balloon vine; river.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“rich; rich in horses.”
[noun], nominative, plural, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“hymn; idea; purpose.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Gṛtsamada.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“law-abiding; faithful; righteous.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“sacrifice; offer; pour; worship.”