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 5.17.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
नू न॒ इद्धि वार्य॑मा॒सा स॑चन्त सू॒रय॑: । ऊर्जो॑ नपाद॒भिष्ट॑ये पा॒हि श॒ग्धि स्व॒स्तय॑ उ॒तैधि॑ पृ॒त्सु नो॑ वृ॒धे ॥
नू न इद्धि वार्यमासा सचन्त सूरयः । ऊर्जो नपादभिष्टये पाहि शग्धि स्वस्तय उतैधि पृत्सु नो वृधे ॥
nū na id dhi vāryam āsā sacanta sūrayaḥ | ūrjo napād abhiṣṭaye pāhi śagdhi svastaya utaidhi pṛtsu no vṛdhe ||
English translation:
“Quickly, (Agni, give us) desirable (wealth), such as the devout, combining with (pious) praise, (obtain); son of strength (be favourable) to (my) desires; protect us (from calamity); be alert for our prosperity; come for our success in battles.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Be alert for our prosperity: śagdhi svastaye: i.e., yace, I ask for; or, it may mean, śakto bhava, be able
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): pururātreyaḥ [pururātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): bhurigbṛhatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
नु । नः॒ । इत् । हि । वार्य॑म् । आ॒सा । स॒च॒न्त॒ । सू॒रयः॑ । ऊर्जः॑ । न॒पा॒त् । अ॒भिष्ट॑ये । पा॒हि । श॒ग्धि । स्व॒स्तये॑ । उ॒त । ए॒धि॒ । पृ॒त्ऽसु । नः॒ । वृ॒धे ॥
नु । नः । इत् । हि । वार्यम् । आसा । सचन्त । सूरयः । ऊर्जः । नपात् । अभिष्टये । पाहि । शग्धि । स्वस्तये । उत । एधि । पृत्सु । नः । वृधे ॥
nu | naḥ | it | hi | vāryam | āsā | sacanta | sūrayaḥ | ūrjaḥ | napāt | abhiṣṭaye | pāhi | śagdhi | svastaye | uta | edhi | pṛt-su | naḥ | vṛdhe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.17.5 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“now; already.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“wealth.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“mouth.”
[verb], plural, Present injunctive
“accompany; follow; company; obey; participate; enter.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“patron.”
[noun], genitive, singular, feminine
“strength; refreshment; vigor; food; strengthening.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“grandson; nephew; napāt [word].”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“prevalence; protection.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“protect; govern.”
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“can; invigorate.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“prosperity; well-being; fortune; benediction; svasti [word]; well; luck.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], locative, plural, feminine
“battle.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[verb noun]
“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”