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 5.18.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
द्वि॒ताय॑ मृ॒क्तवा॑हसे॒ स्वस्य॒ दक्ष॑स्य मं॒हना॑ । इन्द॒ि स ध॑त्त आनु॒षक्स्तो॒ता चि॑त्ते अमर्त्य ॥
द्विताय मृक्तवाहसे स्वस्य दक्षस्य मंहना । इन्दं। स धत्त आनुषक्स्तोता चित्ते अमर्त्य ॥
dvitāya mṛktavāhase svasya dakṣasya maṃhanā | induṃ sa dhatta ānuṣak stotā cit te amartya ||
English translation:
“Be (willing to make) a grant of your own strength to Dvita, the bearer of the pure oblations; for he, immortal Agni, your diligent praiser, brings to you continually the Soma juice.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): dito mṛtavāhā ātreyaḥ [dita mṛtavāhā ātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdanuṣṭup;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
द्वि॒ताय॑ । मृ॒क्तऽवा॑हसे । स्वस्य॑ । दक्ष॑स्य । मं॒हना॑ । इन्दु॒म् । सः । ध॒त्ते॒ । आ॒नु॒षक् । स्तो॒ता । चि॒त् ते॒ । अ॒म॒र्त्य॒ ॥
द्विताय । मृक्तवाहसे । स्वस्य । दक्षस्य । मंहना । इन्दुम् । सः । धत्ते । आनुषक् । स्तोता । चित् ते । अमर्त्य ॥
dvitāya | mṛkta-vāhase | svasya | dakṣasya | maṃhanā | indum | saḥ | dhatte | ānuṣak | stotā | cit te | amartya
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.18.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“Dvita.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“own(a); respective(a); akin(p); sva [word]; individual; present(a); independent.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Dakṣa; ability; cock; fitness; will; purpose; disposition; cock.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[adverb]
“correctly; in sequence; punctually.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“laudatory; worshiping.”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“immortal.”