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 3.56.6

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्रिरा दि॒वः स॑वित॒र्वार्या॑णि दि॒वेदि॑व॒ आ सु॑व॒ त्रिर्नो॒ अह्न॑: । त्रि॒धातु॑ रा॒य आ सु॑वा॒ वसू॑नि॒ भग॑ त्रातर्धिषणे सा॒तये॑ धाः ॥
त्रिरा दिवः सवितर्वार्याणि दिवेदिव आ सुव त्रिर्नो अह्नः । त्रिधातु राय आ सुवा वसूनि भग त्रातर्धिषणे सातये धाः ॥
trir ā divaḥ savitar vāryāṇi dive-diva ā suva trir no ahnaḥ | tridhātu rāya ā suvā vasūni bhaga trātar dhiṣaṇe sātaye dhāḥ ||

English translation:

Savitā, descended from heaven, bestow upon us blessings thrice everyday; Bhaga, saviour, grant us thrice a day riches of three elements; Dhiṣaṇa enable us to acquire (wealth).”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Riches of three elements: tridhātu rāyas, cattle, gold and gems;

Dhiṣaṇa = the goddess of speech

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): prajāpatirvaiśvāmitro vācyo vā [prajāpatirvaiśvāmitra vācya vā];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्रिः । आ । दि॒वः । स॒वि॒तः॒ । वार्या॑णि । दि॒वेऽदि॑वे । आ । सु॒व॒ । त्रिः । नः॒ । अह्नः॑ । त्रि॒ऽधातु॑ । रा॒यः । आ । सु॒व॒ । वसू॑नि भग॑ । त्रा॒तः॒ । धि॒ष॒णे॒ । सा॒तये॑ । धाः॒ ॥
त्रिः । आ । दिवः । सवितः । वार्याणि । दिवेदिवे । आ । सुव । त्रिः । नः । अह्नः । त्रिधातु । रायः । आ । सुव । वसूनि भग । त्रातः । धिषणे । सातये । धाः ॥
triḥ | ā | divaḥ | savitaḥ | vāryāṇi | dive--dive | ā | suva | triḥ | naḥ | ahnaḥ | tri--dhātu | rāyaḥ | ā | suva | vasūni bhaga | trātaḥ | dhiṣaṇe | sātaye | dhāḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 3.56.6 English analysis of grammar]

trir < tris

[adverb]

“thrice; tris [word].”

ā

[adverb]

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

divaḥ < div

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”

savitar < savitṛ

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Savitar; sun; Surya; Savitṛ.”

vāryāṇi < vārya

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“wealth.”

dive < diva

[noun], locative, singular, neuter

“day; sky; Svarga.”

diva < dive < diva

[noun], locative, singular, neuter

“day; sky; Svarga.”

ā

[adverb]

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

suva <

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“give birth; urge; bestow; cause.”

trir < tris

[adverb]

“thrice; tris [word].”

no < naḥ < mad

[noun], dative, plural

“I; mine.”

ahnaḥ < ahar

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

“day; day; ahar [word]; day; day.”

tridhātu < tri

[noun]

“three; tri/tisṛ [word].”

tridhātu < dhātu

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“mineral; dhātu; saptadhātu; Sanskrit verbal root; etymon; aṣṭaloha; mahābhūta; gairika; component; navadhātu; svarṇamākṣika; doṣa; inorganic compound.”

rāya < rāyaḥ < rai

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”

ā

[adverb]

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

suvā < suva <

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“give birth; urge; bestow; cause.”

suvā < ā

[adverb]

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

vasūni < vasu

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”

bhaga

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Bhaga; vulva; good fortune; vagina; bhaga [word]; sun; well-being; happiness; overlord.”

trātar < trātṛ

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“defender; savior.”

dhiṣaṇe < dhiṣaṇā

[noun], vocative, singular, feminine

“heaven and earth.”

sātaye < sāti

[noun], dative, singular, feminine

“victory; acquisition; contest.”

dhāḥ < dhā

[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)

“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”

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