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 3.30.2

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

न ते॑ दू॒रे प॑र॒मा चि॒द्रजां॒स्या तु प्र या॑हि हरिवो॒ हरि॑भ्याम् । स्थि॒राय॒ वृष्णे॒ सव॑ना कृ॒तेमा यु॒क्ता ग्रावा॑णः समिधा॒ने अ॒ग्नौ ॥
न ते दूरे परमा चिद्रजांस्या तु प्र याहि हरिवो हरिभ्याम् । स्थिराय वृष्णे सवना कृतेमा युक्ता ग्रावाणः समिधाने अग्नौ ॥
na te dūre paramā cid rajāṃsy ā tu pra yāhi harivo haribhyām | sthirāya vṛṣṇe savanā kṛtemā yuktā grāvāṇaḥ samidhāne agnau ||

English translation:

“Master of tawny steeds, the remotest regions are not remote for you; then come quickly with your horses; to you the steady showerer (of benefits), these sacrifices are presented; the stones (for bruising the Soma) are ready, as the fire is being kindled.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gopavana ātreyaḥ saptavadhrirvā [gopavana ātreya saptavadhrirvā];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

न । ते॒ । दू॒रे । प॒र॒मा । चि॒त् । रजां॑सि । आ । तु । प्र । या॒हि॒ । ह॒रि॒ऽवः॒ । हरि॑ऽभ्याम् । स्थि॒राय॑ । वृष्णे॑ । सव॑ना । कृ॒ता । इ॒मा । यु॒क्ताः । ग्रावा॑णः । स॒म्ऽइ॒धा॒ने । अ॒ग्नौ ॥
न । ते । दूरे । परमा । चित् । रजांसि । आ । तु । प्र । याहि । हरिवः । हरिभ्याम् । स्थिराय । वृष्णे । सवना । कृता । इमा । युक्ताः । ग्रावाणः । सम्इधाने । अग्नौ ॥
na | te | dūre | paramā | cit | rajāṃsi | ā | tu | pra | yāhi | hari-vaḥ | hari-bhyām | sth irāya | vṛṣṇe | savanā | kṛtā | imā | yuktāḥ | grāvāṇaḥ | sam-idhāne | agnau

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 3.30.2 English analysis of grammar]

na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

te < tvad

[noun], dative, singular

“you.”

dūre < dūra

[noun], locative, singular, neuter

“distance; distance; farness.”

paramā < parama

[noun], nominative, plural, neuter

“extreme; best; excellent; highest; highest; devoted(p); maximal; distant; parama [word]; very; farthermost.”

cid < cit

[adverb]

“even; indeed.”

rajāṃsy < rajāṃsi < rajas

[noun], nominative, plural, neuter

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

ā

[adverb]

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

tu

[adverb]

“now; then; but; and; now; however; then; then; surely.”

pra

[adverb]

“towards; ahead.”

yāhi <

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”

harivo < harivas < harivat

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

haribhyām < hari

[noun], instrumental, dual, masculine

“Vishnu; monkey; Krishna; horse; lion; Indra; Hari; Surya; Hari; haritāla; Hari; snake; frog.”

sthirāya < sthira

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“firm; hard; lasting; calm; stable; immovable; firm; strong; sthira [word]; vegetable; potent; steadfast; durable; firm; trustworthy; trustworthy; diligent.”

vṛṣṇe < vṛṣan

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“bull; Indra; stallion; Vṛṣan; man.”

savanā < savana

[noun], nominative, plural, neuter

“yajña; savana [word]; Snāna; Soma sacrifice; press.”

kṛtemā < kṛtā < kṛ

[verb noun], nominative, plural

“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.”

kṛtemā < imā < idam

[noun], nominative, plural, neuter

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”

yuktā < yuktāḥ < yuj

[verb noun], nominative, plural

“mix; use; endow; yoke; accompany; to practice Yoga; connect; hire; administer; compound; affect; add; concentrate; unite; join; prosecute; combine; supply; compound; attach to; appoint; fill; process; mobilize; mount; complement; eat; join; treat; coincide; affect; challenge.”

grāvāṇaḥ < grāvan

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“stone; millstone; grindstone; mountain.”

samidhāne < samindh < √indh

[verb noun], locative, singular

“kindle; blaze.”

agnau < agni

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”

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