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 2.43.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ॒वदँ॒स्त्वं श॑कुने भ॒द्रमा व॑द तू॒ष्णीमासी॑नः सुम॒तिं चि॑किद्धि नः । यदु॒त्पत॒न्वद॑सि कर्क॒रिर्य॑था बृ॒हद्व॑देम वि॒दथे॑ सु॒वीरा॑: ॥
आवदँस्त्वं शकुने भद्रमा वद तूष्णीमासीनः सुमतिं चिकिद्धि नः । यदुत्पतन्वदसि कर्करिर्यथा बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥
āvadam̐s tvaṃ śakune bhadram ā vada tūṣṇīm āsīnaḥ sumatiṃ cikiddhi naḥ | yad utpatan vadasi karkarir yathā bṛhad vadema vidathe suvīrāḥ ||
English translation:
“When uttering your cry, O Bird, proclaim good fortune; when sitting silently cherish kind thoughts towards us; when you cry as you are flying, let the sound be like that of a lute; so that, blessed with excellent descendants, we may worthily praise you at this sacrifice.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Like that of a lute: karkarir yathā: the karkari is a musical instrumental ument: vādya viśeṣaḥ
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): kapiñjalaivendraḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛjjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ॒ऽवद॑न् । त्वम् । स॒कु॒ने॒ । भ॒द्रम् । आ । व॒द॒ । तू॒ष्णीम् । आसी॑नः । सु॒ऽम॒तिम् । चि॒कि॒द्धि॒ । नः॒ । यत् । उ॒त्ऽपत॑न् । वद॑सि । क॒र्क॒रिः । य॒था॒ । बृ॒हत् । व॒दे॒म॒ । व् ॥
आवदन् । त्वम् । सकुने । भद्रम् । आ । वद । तूष्णीम् । आसीनः । सुमतिम् । चिकिद्धि । नः । यत् । उत्पतन् । वदसि । कर्करिः । यथा । बृहत् । वदेम । व् ॥
āvadan | tvam | sakune | bhadram | ā | vada | tūṣṇīm | āsīnaḥ | su-matim | cikiddhi | naḥ | yat | ut-patan | vadasi | karkariḥ | yathā | bṛhat | vadema | v
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.43.3 English analysis of grammar]
[verb noun], nominative, singular
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Śakuni; bird; large bird; Śakuni.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“happiness; bhadra; deodar; Bhadra; Bhadra; bhadra [word]; Bhadra; Bhadrāsana; prosperity; good fortune; benefit.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“describe; teach; speak; tell; say; call; name; enumerate; declare; diagnose; address; say; pronounce; express; instruct; order.”
[adverb]
“mutely.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“sit; stay; sit down; dwell; lie; lie; exist.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“benevolence; favor; Sumati.”
[verb], singular, Perfect imperative
“notice; observe; attend to; intend.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“soar; arise; originate; rise; get up.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“describe; teach; speak; tell; say; call; name; enumerate; declare; diagnose; address; say; pronounce; express; instruct; order.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
[adverb]
“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“describe; teach; speak; tell; say; call; name; enumerate; declare; diagnose; address; say; pronounce; express; instruct; order.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“meeting; wisdom; council.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“hero; man; Vīra; vīra; vīra [word]; Vīra.”