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 4.35.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
शच्या॑कर्त पि॒तरा॒ युवा॑ना॒ शच्या॑कर्त चम॒सं दे॑व॒पान॑म् । शच्या॒ हरी॒ धनु॑तरावतष्टेन्द्र॒वाहा॑वृभवो वाजरत्नाः ॥
शच्याकर्त पितरा युवाना शच्याकर्त चमसं देवपानम् । शच्या हरी धनुतरावतष्टेन्द्रवाहावृभवो वाजरत्नाः ॥
śacyākarta pitarā yuvānā śacyākarta camasaṃ devapānam | śacyā harī dhanutarāv ataṣṭendravāhāv ṛbhavo vājaratnāḥ ||
English translation:
“By your (marvellous) deeds you have made your parents youg; by your deeds you have made the ladle (fit) for the drinking of the gods; by your deeds you have made the two horses, the bearers of Indra, swifter than (an arrow from) a bow, Ṛbhus, who are rich in (sacrificial) food.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ṛbhavaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): svarāṭpaṅkti;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
शच्या॑ । अ॒क॒र्त॒ । पि॒तरा॑ । युवा॑ना । शच्या॑ । अ॒क॒र्त॒ । च॒म॒सम् । दे॒व॒ऽपान॑म् । शच्या॑ । हरी॒ इति॑ । धनु॑ऽतरौ । अ॒त॒ष्ट॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ऽवाहौ॑ । ऋ॒भ॒वः॒ । वा॒ज॒ऽर॒त्नाः॒ ॥
शच्या । अकर्त । पितरा । युवाना । शच्या । अकर्त । चमसम् । देवपानम् । शच्या । हरी इति । धनुतरौ । अतष्ट । इन्द्रवाहौ । ऋभवः । वाजरत्नाः ॥
śacyā | akarta | pitarā | yuvānā | śacyā | akarta | camasam | deva-pānam | śacyā | harī iti | dhanu-tarau | ataṣṭa | indra-vāhau | ṛbhavaḥ | vāja-ratnāḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.35.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“Śacī; power; dexterity; ability; aid.”
[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.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“father; Pitṛ; ancestor; parent; paternal ancestor; pitṛ [word]; forefather.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“young; youthful.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“Śacī; power; dexterity; ability; aid.”
[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.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“camasa; beaker; cake.”
[noun], masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“beverage; drinking; alcohol; drink; draft; drinking vessel; pāna [word]; vagina; well; cup; inhalation.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“Śacī; power; dexterity; ability; aid.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“Vishnu; monkey; Krishna; horse; lion; Indra; Hari; Surya; Hari; haritāla; Hari; snake; frog.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
[verb], plural, Imperfect
“produce; shape; fashion; chisel; invent.”
[noun], masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“transporting; flowing; removing.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“Ribhus.”
[noun], masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“jewel; wealth; best; treasure; vajra; property; jewel; ruby; jewelry.”