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 4.52.7

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ द्यां त॑नोषि र॒श्मिभि॒रान्तरि॑क्षमु॒रु प्रि॒यम् । उष॑: शु॒क्रेण॑ शो॒चिषा॑ ॥
आ द्यां तनोषि रश्मिभिरान्तरिक्षमुरु प्रियम् । उषः शुक्रेण शोचिषा ॥
ā dyāṃ tanoṣi raśmibhir āntarikṣam uru priyam | uṣaḥ śukreṇa śociṣā ||

English translation:

“You overspread, Uṣas, the heaven with rays, as well as the vast and beloved firmament with pure lustre.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): uṣāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ । द्याम् । त॒नो॒षि॒ । र॒श्मिऽभिः॑ । आ । अ॒न्तरि॑क्षम् । उ॒रु । प्रि॒यम् । उषः॑ । शु॒क्रेण॑ । शो॒चिषा॑ ॥
आ । द्याम् । तनोषि । रश्मिभिः । आ । अन्तरिक्षम् । उरु । प्रियम् । उषः । शुक्रेण । शोचिषा ॥
ā | dyām | tanoṣi | raśmi-bhiḥ | ā | antarikṣam | uru | priyam | uṣaḥ | śukreṇa | śociṣā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 4.52.7 English analysis of grammar]

ā

[adverb]

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

dyāṃ < dyām < div

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

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

tanoṣi < tan

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“expand; perform; cause; increase; write; spread; produce; spread; speak; propagate.”

raśmibhir < raśmibhiḥ < raśmi

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“beam; rein; sunbeam; shininess; cord.”

āntarikṣam < ā

[adverb]

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

āntarikṣam < antarikṣam < antarikṣa

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“sky; atmosphere; air; abhra.”

uru

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“wide; broad; great; uru [word]; much(a); excellent.”

priyam < priya

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”

uṣaḥ < uṣas

[noun], vocative, singular, feminine

“Ushas; dawn; uṣas [word]; morning.”

śukreṇa < śukra

[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter

“bright; clear; white; light; pure.”

śociṣā < śocis

[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter

“fire; flare; burn; radiance.”

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