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 3.30.20
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒मं कामं॑ मन्दया॒ गोभि॒रश्वै॑श्च॒न्द्रव॑ता॒ राध॑सा प॒प्रथ॑श्च । स्व॒र्यवो॑ म॒तिभि॒स्तुभ्यं॒ विप्रा॒ इन्द्रा॑य॒ वाह॑: कुशि॒कासो॑ अक्रन् ॥
इमं कामं मन्दया गोभिरश्वैश्चन्द्रवता राधसा पप्रथश्च । स्वर्यवो मतिभिस्तुभ्यं विप्रा इन्द्राय वाहः कुशिकासो अक्रन् ॥
imaṃ kāmam mandayā gobhir aśvaiś candravatā rādhasā paprathaś ca | svaryavo matibhis tubhyaṃ viprā indrāya vāhaḥ kuśikāso akran ||
English translation:
“Gratify this our desire (of wealth) with cows, with horses, with shining treasure, and make us renowned; the wise Kuśikas, desirous of heaven, offer praise to you Indra, with pious (prayers).”
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]:
इ॒मम् । काम॑म् । म॒न्द॒य॒ । गोऽभिः॑ । अश्वैः॑ । च॒न्द्रऽव॑ता । राध॑सा । प॒प्रथः॑ । च॒ । स्वः॒ऽयवः । म॒तिऽभिः॑ । तुभ्य॑म् । विप्राः॑ । इन्द्रा॑य । वाहः॑ । कु॒शि॒कासः॑ । अ॒क्र॒न् ॥
इमम् । कामम् । मन्दय । गोभिः । अश्वैः । चन्द्रवता । राधसा । पप्रथः । च । स्वःयवः । मतिभिः । तुभ्यम् । विप्राः । इन्द्राय । वाहः । कुशिकासः । अक्रन् ॥
imam | kāmam | mandaya | go--bhiḥ | aśvaiḥ | candra-vatā | rādhasā | paprathaḥ | ca | svaḥ-yavaḥ | mati-bhiḥ | tubhyam | viprāḥ | indrāya | vāhaḥ | kuśikāsaḥ | akran
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 3.30.20 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“wish; desire; sexual love; sexual desire; desire; Kama; sensuality; love; purpose; sexual arousal; pleasure; enjoyment; licentiousness; kāma [word]; sexual intercourse; thorn apple; wish.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“cow; cattle; go [word]; Earth; bull; floor; milk; beam; sunbeam; leather; hide; horn; language; bowstring; earth; ox; Svarga.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“horse; aśva [word]; Aśva; stallion.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“aglitter(p).”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“gift; munificence; liberality; bounty.”
[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (subj.)
“be known; expand; expand; boom.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“eloquent; stimulated; divine.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“invocation.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Kuśika; Vatica robusta.”
[verb], plural, Root aorist (Ind.)
“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.”