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 5.15.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वाजो॒ नु ते॒ शव॑सस्पा॒त्वन्त॑मु॒रुं दोघं॑ ध॒रुणं॑ देव रा॒यः । प॒दं न ता॒युर्गुहा॒ दधा॑नो म॒हो रा॒ये चि॒तय॒न्नत्रि॑मस्पः ॥
वाजो नु ते शवसस्पात्वन्तमुरुं दोघं धरुणं देव रायः । पदं न तायुर्गुहा दधानो महो राये चितयन्नत्रिमस्पः ॥
vājo nu te śavasas pātv antam uruṃ doghaṃ dharuṇaṃ deva rāyaḥ | padaṃ na tāyur guhā dadhāno maho rāye citayann atrim aspaḥ ||
English translation:
“Divine, Agni, may the (sacrificial) food, the vast yielder (of benefits to men), the sustainer of riches, support the utmost of your vigour; and do you considering (the means of acquiring) great riches, like a thief keeping concealed the article (he has stolen), be propitious to Atri.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Like a thief: the implication may be that wealth bestowed upon the ṛṣi is deposited in a secure receptacle, like the hidden booty of a thief, padam na tayur guham dadhānaḥ
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): dharuṇa āṅgirasaḥ [dharuṇa āṅgirasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): svarāṭpaṅkti;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वाजः॑ । नु । ते॒ । शव॑सः । पा॒तु॒ । अन्त॑म् । उ॒रुम् । दोघ॑म् । ध॒रुण॑म् । दे॒व॒ । रा॒यः । प॒दम् । न । ता॒युः । गुहा॑ । दधा॑नः । म॒हः । रा॒ये । चि॒तय॑न् । अत्रि॑म् । अ॒स्प॒रित्य॑स्पः ॥
वाजः । नु । ते । शवसः । पातु । अन्तम् । उरुम् । दोघम् । धरुणम् । देव । रायः । पदम् । न । तायुः । गुहा । दधानः । महः । राये । चितयन् । अत्रिम् । अस्परित्यस्पः ॥
vājaḥ | nu | te | śavasaḥ | pātu | antam | urum | dogham | dharuṇam | deva | rāyaḥ | padam | na | tāyuḥ | guhā | dadhānaḥ | mahaḥ | rāye | citayan | atrim | aspar ity aspaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.15.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[adverb]
“now; already.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“strength; power; superiority.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“protect; govern.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“end; last syllable; end; end; boundary; inside; border; death; anta [word]; edge; end; shore; limit; region; outskirt; destruction; boundary; limit; anta; termination; corner; conclusion; hem; end; ant; edge.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“wide; broad; great; uru [word]; much(a); excellent.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“prop; foundation.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“word; location; foot; footprint; pada [word]; verse; footstep; metrical foot; situation; dwelling; state; step; mark; position; trace; construction; animal foot; way; moment; social station; topographic point; path; residence; site; topic.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“thief.”
[adverb]
“secretly.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Atri; Atri; atri [word].”
[verb], singular, Root aorist (Ind.)