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 5.7.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
कुत्रा॑ चि॒द्यस्य॒ समृ॑तौ र॒ण्वा नरो॑ नृ॒षद॑ने । अर्ह॑न्तश्चि॒द्यमि॑न्ध॒ते सं॑ज॒नय॑न्ति ज॒न्तव॑: ॥
कुत्रा चिद्यस्य समृतौ रण्वा नरो नृषदने । अर्हन्तश्चिद्यमिन्धते संजनयन्ति जन्तवः ॥
kutrā cid yasya samṛtau raṇvā naro nṛṣadane | arhantaś cid yam indhate saṃjanayanti jantavaḥ ||
English translation:
“Where is (the deity) upon whose presence the rejoicing conductors (of the ceremony) are offering homage in the hall of sacrifice, (he) whom they kindle, and living beings genitive rate.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): iṣa ātreyaḥ [iṣa ātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): anuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
कुत्र॑ । चि॒त् । यस्य॑ । सम्ऽऋ॑तौ । र॒ण्वाः । नरः॑ । नृ॒ऽसद॑ने । अर्ह॑न्तः । चि॒त् । यम् । इ॒न्ध॒ते । स॒म्ऽज॒नय॑न्ति । ज॒न्तवः॑ ॥
कुत्र । चित् । यस्य । सम्ऋतौ । रण्वाः । नरः । नृसदने । अर्हन्तः । चित् । यम् । इन्धते । सम्जनयन्ति । जन्तवः ॥
kutra | cit | yasya | sam-ṛtau | raṇvāḥ | naraḥ | nṛ-sadane | arhantaḥ | cit | yam | indhate | sam-janayanti | jantavaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.7.2 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], locative, singular, feminine
“battle; contact.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“agreeable; happy; delightful; gay.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“should; may; rate; can; can; equal; necessitate.”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“kindle; ignite; set ablaze.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“generate; increase; give birth.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“man; worm; being; child; Jantu; offspring; insect; vermin; animal.”