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 4.33.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
पुन॒र्ये च॒क्रुः पि॒तरा॒ युवा॑ना॒ सना॒ यूपे॑व जर॒णा शया॑ना । ते वाजो॒ विभ्वाँ॑ ऋ॒भुरिन्द्र॑वन्तो॒ मधु॑प्सरसो नोऽवन्तु य॒ज्ञम् ॥
पुनर्ये चक्रुः पितरा युवाना सना यूपेव जरणा शयाना । ते वाजो विभ्वाँ ऋभुरिन्द्रवन्तो मधुप्सरसो नोऽवन्तु यज्ञम् ॥
punar ye cakruḥ pitarā yuvānā sanā yūpeva jaraṇā śayānā | te vājo vibhvām̐ ṛbhur indravanto madhupsaraso no 'vantu yajñam ||
English translation:
“May they who rendered their decrepid and dropsy parents, when, like two dry posts, again perpetually young, Vāja, Vibhavan, and Ṛbhu associated with Indra, drinkers of the Soma juice, protect our sacrifice.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ṛbhavaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
पुनः॑ । ये । च॒क्रुः । पि॒तरा॑ । युवा॑ना । सना॑ । यूपा॑ऽइव । ज॒र॒णा । शया॑ना । ते । वाजः॑ । विऽभ्वा॑ । ऋ॒भुः । इन्द्र॑वन्तः॑ । मधु॑ऽप्सरसः । नः॒ । अ॒व॒न्तु॒ । य॒ज्ञम् ॥
पुनः । ये । चक्रुः । पितरा । युवाना । सना । यूपाइव । जरणा । शयाना । ते । वाजः । विभ्वा । ऋभुः । इन्द्रवन्तः । मधुप्सरसः । नः । अवन्तु । यज्ञम् ॥
punaḥ | ye | cakruḥ | pitarā | yuvānā | sanā | yūpāiva | jaraṇā | śayānā | te | vājaḥ | vi-bhvā | ṛbhuḥ | indravantaḥ | madhu-psarasaḥ | naḥ | avantu | yajñam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.33.3 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“again; further; now; over and over; subsequently; repeatedly; however; besides.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“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.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“father; Pitṛ; ancestor; parent; paternal ancestor; pitṛ [word]; forefather.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“young; youthful.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“age-old; ancient.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“column; stake.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“digestive; old.”
[verb noun], accusative, dual
“lie; sleep.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Vibhvan.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Ribhus.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[noun], neuter
“honey; alcohol; sweet; nectar; madhu [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”