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 5.19.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भ्य॑व॒स्थाः प्र जा॑यन्ते॒ प्र व॒व्रेर्व॒व्रिश्चि॑केत । उ॒पस्थे॑ मा॒तुर्वि च॑ष्टे ॥
अभ्यवस्थाः प्र जायन्ते प्र वव्रेर्वव्रिश्चिकेत । उपस्थे मातुर्वि चष्टे ॥
abhy avasthāḥ pra jāyante pra vavrer vavriś ciketa | upasthe mātur vi caṣṭe ||
English translation:
“Unprosperous circumstances affect Vavri; may the accepter (of oblations) become cognizant (of them), as, reclining on the lap of his mother, he beholds all things.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vavrirātreyaḥ [vavrirātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि । अ॒व॒ऽस्थाः । प्र । जा॒य॒न्ते॒ । प्र । व॒व्रेः । व॒व्रिः । चि॒के॒त॒ । उ॒पऽस्थे॑ । मा॒तुः । वि । च॒ष्टे॒ ॥
अभि । अवस्थाः । प्र । जायन्ते । प्र । वव्रेः । वव्रिः । चिकेत । उपस्थे । मातुः । वि । चष्टे ॥
abhi | ava-sthāḥ | pra | jāyante | pra | vavreḥ | vavriḥ | ciketa | upa-sthe | mātuḥ | vi | caṣte
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.19.1 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“state; situation; age; appearance; part; position.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“become; originate; be born; transform; happen; result; grow; beget; produce; create; conceive; separate; cause; give birth; grow; produce; generate; be; become; arise; come on.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[noun], ablative, singular, masculine
“covering; lurking place.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“covering; lurking place.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“notice; observe; attend to; intend.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“genitalia; lap; sexual desire; anus.”
[noun], genitive, singular, feminine
“mother; mātṛkā; mātṛ [word]; parent; Salvinia cucullata Roxb.; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad.; cow.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“watch; look.”