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 3.62.14

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सोमो॑ अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ द्वि॒पदे॒ चतु॑ष्पदे च प॒शवे॑ । अ॒न॒मी॒वा इष॑स्करत् ॥
सोमो अस्मभ्यं द्विपदे चतुष्पदे च पशवे । अनमीवा इषस्करत् ॥
somo asmabhyaṃ dvipade catuṣpade ca paśave | anamīvā iṣas karat ||

English translation:

“May Soma grant to us and to (our) biped and quadruped animals, wholesome food.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सोमः॑ । अ॒स्मभ्य॑म् । द्वि॒ऽपदे॑ । चतुः॑ऽपदे । च॒ । प॒शवे॑ । अ॒न॒मी॒वाः । इषः॑ । क॒र॒त् ॥
सोमः । अस्मभ्यम् । द्विपदे । चतुःपदे । च । पशवे । अनमीवाः । इषः । करत् ॥
somaḥ | asmabhyam | dvi-pade | catuḥ-pade | ca | paśave | anamīvāḥ | iṣaḥ | karat

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 3.62.14 English analysis of grammar]

somo < somaḥ < soma

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

asmabhyaṃ < asmabhyam < mad

[noun], dative, plural

“I; mine.”

dvipade < dvipad

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“biped.”

catuṣpade < catuṣpada

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“quadrupedal.”

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

paśave < paśu

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“domestic animal; sacrificial animal; animal; cattle; Paśu; stupid; Paśu; herd; goat.”

anamīvā < anamīvāḥ < anamīva

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“healthy; comfortable; beneficial.”

iṣas < iṣ

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“refreshment; enjoyment; stores.”

karat < kṛ

[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.”

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