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 3.33.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒तद्वचो॑ जरित॒र्मापि॑ मृष्ठा॒ आ यत्ते॒ घोषा॒नुत्त॑रा यु॒गानि॑ । उ॒क्थेषु॑ कारो॒ प्रति॑ नो जुषस्व॒ मा नो॒ नि क॑: पुरुष॒त्रा नम॑स्ते ॥
एतद्वचो जरितर्मापि मृष्ठा आ यत्ते घोषानुत्तरा युगानि । उक्थेषु कारो प्रति नो जुषस्व मा नो नि कः पुरुषत्रा नमस्ते ॥
etad vaco jaritar māpi mṛṣṭhā ā yat te ghoṣān uttarā yugāni | uktheṣu kāro prati no juṣasva mā no ni kaḥ puruṣatrā namas te ||
English translation:
“The rivers speak: Praiser of Indra, forget not this speech, nor the worlds that (you have addressed to us) for future ages (to reverence); celebrator (of holy rites), be favourable to us in solemn prayers; treat us not after the (arrogant fashion) of men; salutation be to you!”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gopavana ātreyaḥ saptavadhrirvā [gopavana ātreya saptavadhrirvā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): nadyaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒तत् । वचः॑ । ज॒रि॒तः॒ । मा । अपि॑ । मृ॒ष्ठाः॒ । आ । यत् । ते॒ । घोषा॑न् । उत्ऽत॑रा । यु॒गानि॑ । उ॒क्थेषु॑ । का॒रो॒ इति॑ । प्रति॑ । नः॒ । जु॒ष॒स्व॒ । मा । नः॒ । नि । क॒रिति॑ कः । पु॒रु॒ष॒ऽत्रा । नमः॑ । ते॒ ॥
एतत् । वचः । जरितः । मा । अपि । मृष्ठाः । आ । यत् । ते । घोषान् । उत्तरा । युगानि । उक्थेषु । कारो इति । प्रति । नः । जुषस्व । मा । नः । नि । करिति कः । पुरुषत्रा । नमः । ते ॥
etat | vacaḥ | jaritaḥ | mā | api | mṛṣṭhāḥ | ā | yat | te | ghoṣān | ut-tarā | yugāni | uktheṣu | kāro iti | prati | naḥ | juṣasva | mā | naḥ | ni | karitikaḥ | puruṣa-trā | namaḥ | te
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 3.33.8 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); etad [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“statement; command; speech; words; advice; word; voice.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“singer.”
[adverb]
“not.”
[adverb]
“besides; even; surely; though; furthermore; among; contrastingly; assuredly.”
[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“forgive; endure; heed; pardon; neglect; forget.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[verb], plural, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
[noun], nominative, plural, neuter
“northern; following; upper; additional; better; more(a); last; concluding; superior; later(a); uttara [word]; prevailing; future; left; northerly; northerly; higher; second; dominant; excellent; chief(a).”
[noun], nominative, plural, neuter
“Yuga; yoke; couple; coevals; generation; lustrum; two; pair; yuga [word]; Yuga; race.”
[noun], locative, plural, neuter
“hymn; praise; uktha [word]; encomium.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“poet; singer.”
[adverb]
“towards; per; regarding; respectively; according to; until.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”
[adverb]
“not.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“back; down.”
[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“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.”
[adverb]
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“adoration; court; namas [word]; bow; salute.”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”