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 4.55.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
व्य॑र्य॒मा वरु॑णश्चेति॒ पन्था॑मि॒षस्पति॑: सुवि॒तं गा॒तुम॒ग्निः । इन्द्रा॑विष्णू नृ॒वदु॒ षु स्तवा॑ना॒ शर्म॑ नो यन्त॒मम॑व॒द्वरू॑थम् ॥
व्यर्यमा वरुणश्चेति पन्थामिषस्पतिः सुवितं गातुमग्निः । इन्द्राविष्णू नृवदु षु स्तवाना शर्म नो यन्तममवद्वरूथम् ॥
vy aryamā varuṇaś ceti panthām iṣas patiḥ suvitaṃ gātum agniḥ | indrāviṣṇū nṛvad u ṣu stavānā śarma no yantam amavad varūtham ||
English translation:
“Aryaman and Varuṇa instrumental uct us in the path (of worship); Agni, the lord of food points out the way to happiness; Indra and Viṣṇu, being glorified, bestow upon us desirable prosperity comprehending descendants and strength.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वि । अ॒र्य॒मा । वरु॑णः । चे॒ति॒ । पन्था॑म् । इ॒षः । पतिः॑ । सु॒वि॒तम् । गा॒तुम् । अ॒ग्निः । इन्द्रा॑विष्णू॒ इति॑ । नृ॒ऽवत् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । सु । स्तवा॑ना । शर्म॑ । नः॒ । य॒न्त॒म् । अम॑ऽवत् । वरू॑थम् ॥
वि । अर्यमा । वरुणः । चेति । पन्थाम् । इषः । पतिः । सुवितम् । गातुम् । अग्निः । इन्द्राविष्णू इति । नृवत् । ऊँ इति । सु । स्तवाना । शर्म । नः । यन्तम् । अमवत् । वरूथम् ॥
vi | aryamā | varuṇaḥ | ceti | panthām | iṣaḥ | patiḥ | suvitam | gātum | agniḥ | indrāviṣṇūiti | nṛ-vat | oṃ iti | su | stavānā | śarma | naḥ | yantam | ama-vat | varūtham
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.55.4 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Aryaman; aryaman [word]; sun.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[verb], singular, Aorist passive
“notice; observe; attend to; intend.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“way; road; path [word]; journey; method.”
[noun], genitive, singular, feminine
“refreshment; enjoyment; stores.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“path; way.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], vocative, dual, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“rich in men.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[verb noun], nominative, dual
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“protection; protective covering; refuge; joy.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[verb], dual, Aorist imperative
“concentrate; grant; restrain; cause; control; offer; cover; raise.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“impressive; strong.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“defense; protective covering.”