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 5.27.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यो म॒ इति॑ प्र॒वोच॒त्यश्व॑मेधाय सू॒रये॑ । दद॑दृ॒चा स॒निं य॒ते दद॑न्मे॒धामृ॑ताय॒ते ॥
यो म इति प्रवोचत्यश्वमेधाय सूरये । दददृचा सनिं यते ददन्मेधामृतायते ॥
yo ma iti pravocaty aśvamedhāya sūraye | dadad ṛcā saniṃ yate dadan medhām ṛtāyate ||
English translation:
“When Aśvamedha gives to him who solicits of him as a benefactor, saying (bestow wealth) upon me, and comes (to him) with a verse (in your praise), do you, Agni, grant intelligence to (the Rājā) who wishes to offer sacrifice (to you).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): trayaruṇastraivṛṣṇastrasadasyuśca paurukutsa aśvamedhaśca bhārato'virvā [trayaruṇastraivṛṣṇastrasadasyuśca paurukutsa aśvamedhaśca bhārata avirvā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdanuṣṭup;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यः । मे॒ । इति॑ । प्र॒ऽवोच॑ति । अश्व॑ऽमेधाय । सू॒रये॑ । दद॑त् । ऋ॒चा । स॒निम् । य॒ते । दद॑त् । मे॒धाम् । ऋ॒त॒ऽय॒ते ॥
यः । मे । इति । प्रवोचति । अश्वमेधाय । सूरये । ददत् । ऋचा । सनिम् । यते । ददत् । मेधाम् । ऋतयते ॥
yaḥ | me | iti | pra-vocati | aśva-medhāya | sūraye | dadat | ṛcā | sanim | yate | dadat | medhām | ṛta-yate
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.27.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], genitive, singular
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“thus; so; iti [word].”
[verb], singular, Aorist conj./subj.
“describe; name; enumerate; call; explain; teach; state; tell; impart; convey; address; proclaim.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“aśvamedha; Aśvamedha.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“patron.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“give; add; perform; put; administer; fill into; give; ignite; put on; offer; use; fuel; pour; grant; feed; teach; construct; insert; drip; wrap; pay; hand over; lend; inflict; concentrate; sacrifice; splint; poultice; create.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“Rig-Veda; Mantra; verse; ṛc [word]; ṛc.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“gain.”
[verb noun], dative, singular
“go; travel; enter (a state); return; walk; continue; reach; ask.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“give; add; perform; put; administer; fill into; give; ignite; put on; offer; use; fuel; pour; grant; feed; teach; construct; insert; drip; wrap; pay; hand over; lend; inflict; concentrate; sacrifice; splint; poultice; create.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“intelligence; medhā [word]; Medhā.”
[verb noun], dative, singular