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 3.1.5

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

शु॒क्रेभि॒रङ्गै॒ रज॑ आतत॒न्वान्क्रतुं॑ पुना॒नः क॒विभि॑: प॒वित्रै॑: । शो॒चिर्वसा॑न॒: पर्यायु॑र॒पां श्रियो॑ मिमीते बृह॒तीरनू॑नाः ॥
शुक्रेभिरङ्गै रज आततन्वान्क्रतुं पुनानः कविभिः पवित्रैः । शोचिर्वसानः पर्यायुरपां श्रियो मिमीते बृहतीरनूनाः ॥
śukrebhir aṅgai raja ātatanvān kratum punānaḥ kavibhiḥ pavitraiḥ | śocir vasānaḥ pary āyur apāṃ śriyo mimīte bṛhatīr anūnāḥ ||

English translation:

“Spreading through the firmament with shining limbs, sanctifying the rite with intelligent and purifying (energies), and clothed with radiance, he bestows upon the worshiper abundant food and great and undiminished prosperity.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gāthino viśvāmitraḥ [gāthina viśvāmitra];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

शु॒क्रेभिः॑ । अङ्गैः॑ । रजः॑ । आ॒ऽत॒त॒न्वान् । क्रतु॑म् । पु॒ना॒नः । क॒विऽभिः॑ । प॒वित्रैः॑ । शो॒चिः । वसा॑नः । परि॑ । आयुः॑ । अ॒पाम् । श्रियः॑ । मि॒मी॒ते॒ । बृ॒ह॒तीः । अनू॑नाः ॥
शुक्रेभिः । अङ्गैः । रजः । आततन्वान् । क्रतुम् । पुनानः । कविभिः । पवित्रैः । शोचिः । वसानः । परि । आयुः । अपाम् । श्रियः । मिमीते । बृहतीः । अनूनाः ॥
śukrebhiḥ | aṅgaiḥ | rajaḥ | ātatanvān | kratum | punānaḥ | kavi-bhiḥ | pavitraiḥ | śociḥ | vasānaḥ | pari | āyuḥ | apām | śriyaḥ | mimīte | bṛhatīḥ | anūnāḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 3.1.5 English analysis of grammar]

śukrebhir < śukrebhiḥ < śukra

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“bright; clear; white; light; pure.”

aṅgai < aṅgaiḥ < aṅga

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“body part; body; part; limb; extremity; Vedāṅga; section; root; army unit; aṅga [word]; subsection; aṅgamantra; part; body; ingredient.”

raja < rajaḥ < rajas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“powder; menorrhea; dust; Rajas; atmosphere; rajas; pollen; passion; rajas [word]; sindūra; rust; tin; impurity; dark; sky.”

ātatanvān < ātan < √tan

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“expand; prolong; chant; inflate.”

kratum < kratu

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”

punānaḥ <

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”

kavibhiḥ < kavi

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“mental; wise; mental; enlightened.”

pavitraiḥ < pavitra

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“strainer.”

śocir < śociḥ < śocis

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“fire; flare; burn; radiance.”

vasānaḥ < vas

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“wear.”

pary < pari

[adverb]

“from; about; around.”

āyur < āyuḥ < āyus

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“life; longevity; āyus; life; āyus [word]; Āyus.”

apāṃ < apām < ap

[noun], genitive, plural, feminine

“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”

śriyo < śriyaḥ < śrī

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“mister; Ms.; Lakshmi; good fortune; well-being; magnificence; glory; beauty; Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa; dignity; power; śrī [word]; śrī; prosperity; auspiciousness.”

mimīte <

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“weigh; measure; total; last; weigh; measure; give away; transform.”

bṛhatīr < bṛhatīḥ < bṛhat

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”

anūnāḥ < anūna

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“perfect; entire.”

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