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 5.30.10

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

समत्र॒ गावो॒ऽभितो॑ऽनवन्ते॒हेह॑ व॒त्सैर्वियु॑ता॒ यदास॑न् । सं ता इन्द्रो॑ असृजदस्य शा॒कैर्यदीं॒ सोमा॑स॒: सुषु॑ता॒ अम॑न्दन् ॥
समत्र गावोऽभितोऽनवन्तेहेह वत्सैर्वियुता यदासन् । सं ता इन्द्रो असृजदस्य शाकैर्यदीं सोमासः सुषुता अमन्दन् ॥
sam atra gāvo 'bhito 'navanteheha vatsair viyutā yad āsan | saṃ tā indro asṛjad asya śākair yad īṃ somāsaḥ suṣutā amandan ||

English translation:

“When the cows were separated from their calves, they wandered about hither and thither; but when the well-offered libations had exhilarated hi, then Indra, with his vigorous (maruts), reunited them (with their calves).”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): babhru rātreyaḥ [babhru rātreya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra ṛṇañcayaśca ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सम् । अत्र॑ । गावः॑ । अ॒भितः॑ । अ॒न॒व॒न्त॒ । इ॒हऽइ॑ह । व॒त्सैः । विऽयु॑ताः । यत् । आस॑न् । सम् । ताः । इन्द्रः॑ । अ॒सृ॒ज॒त् । अ॒स्य॒ । शा॒कैः । यत् । ई॒म् । सोमा॑सः । सुऽसु॑ताः । अम॑न्दन् ॥
सम् । अत्र । गावः । अभितः । अनवन्त । इहइह । वत्सैः । वियुताः । यत् । आसन् । सम् । ताः । इन्द्रः । असृजत् । अस्य । शाकैः । यत् । ईम् । सोमासः । सुसुताः । अमन्दन् ॥
sam | atra | gāvaḥ | abhitaḥ | anavanta | iha-iha | vatsaiḥ | vi-yutāḥ | yat | āsan | sam | tāḥ | indraḥ | asṛjat | asya | śākaiḥ | yat | īm | somāsaḥ | su-sutāḥ | amandan

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 5.30.10 English analysis of grammar]

sam

[adverb]

“sam; together; together; saṃ.”

atra

[adverb]

“now; there; then; then; there; here; here; in the following; alternatively; now.”

gāvo < gāvaḥ < go

[noun], nominative, plural, feminine

“cow; cattle; go [word]; Earth; bull; floor; milk; beam; sunbeam; leather; hide; horn; language; bowstring; earth; ox; Svarga.”

'bhito < abhitas

[adverb]

“about; around; regarding; about.”

'navanteheha < anavanta <

[verb], plural, Imperfect

“praise; shout.”

'navanteheha < iha

[adverb]

“here; now; in this world; now; below; there; here; just.”

'navanteheha < iha

[adverb]

“here; now; in this world; now; below; there; here; just.”

vatsair < vatsaiḥ < vatsa

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“calf; child; Vatsa; vatsa [word]; juvenile; Vatsa; Vatsa; Vatsa; son; male child.”

viyutā < viyutāḥ < viyu < √yu

[verb noun], nominative, plural

“spread.”

yad < yat

[adverb]

“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”

āsan < as

[verb], plural, Imperfect

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

saṃ < sam

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“sam; together; together; saṃ.”

< tāḥ < tad

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

indro < indraḥ < indra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

asṛjad < asṛjat < sṛj

[verb], singular, Imperfect

“create; shoot; discharge; free; cause; throw; emit; send; produce; use; be born; make.”

asya < idam

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”

śākair < śākaiḥ < śāka

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“power.”

yad < yat

[adverb]

“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”

īṃ < īm < īṃ

[adverb]

somāsaḥ < soma

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

suṣutā < suṣutāḥ < suṣuta

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

amandan < mad

[verb], plural, Imperfect

“rut; intoxicate; delight; revel; rejoice; drink; ramp; exult.”

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