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 5.42.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
प्रति॑ मे॒ स्तोम॒मदि॑तिर्जगृभ्यात्सू॒नुं न मा॒ता हृद्यं॑ सु॒शेव॑म् । ब्रह्म॑ प्रि॒यं दे॒वहि॑तं॒ यदस्त्य॒हं मि॒त्रे वरु॑णे॒ यन्म॑यो॒भु ॥
प्रति मे स्तोममदितिर्जगृभ्यात्सूनुं न माता हृद्यं सुशेवम् । ब्रह्म प्रियं देवहितं यदस्त्यहं मित्रे वरुणे यन्मयोभु ॥
prati me stomam aditir jagṛbhyāt sūnuṃ na mātā hṛdyaṃ suśevam | brahma priyaṃ devahitaṃ yad asty aham mitre varuṇe yan mayobhu ||
English translation:
“May Aditi accept my affectionate and devoted praise, as a mother (the endearments of) a son; the plural asing, delightful prayer that is approved of by the gods I address to Varuṇa and Mitra.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): atriḥ [atri];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
प्रति॑ । मे॒ । स्तोम॑म् । अदि॑तिः । ज॒गृ॒भ्या॒त् । सू॒नुम् । न । मा॒ता । हृद्य॑म् । सु॒ऽशेव॑म् । ब्रह्म॑ । प्रि॒यम् । दे॒वऽहि॑तम् । यत् । अस्ति॑ । अ॒हम् । मि॒त्रे । वरु॑णे । यत् । म॒यः॒ऽभुः ॥
प्रति । मे । स्तोमम् । अदितिः । जगृभ्यात् । सूनुम् । न । माता । हृद्यम् । सुशेवम् । ब्रह्म । प्रियम् । देवहितम् । यत् । अस्ति । अहम् । मित्रे । वरुणे । यत् । मयःभुः ॥
prati | me | stomam | aditiḥ | jagṛbhyāt | sūnum | na | mātā | hṛdyam | su-śevam | brahma | priyam | deva-hitam | yat | asti | aham | mitre | varuṇe | yat | mayaḥ-bhuḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.42.2 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; per; regarding; respectively; according to; until.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“hymn; Stoma; stoma [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Aditi; aditi [word].”
[verb], singular, Perfect optative
“take; grasp; take out; extract; perceive; pick; assume; include; accept; understand; use; learn; possess; keep; choose; accept; afflict; suck; paralyze; mention; mistake; eat; wear; embrace; fill into; capture; eclipse; get; collect; hand down; marry; heed; touch.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“son; offspring.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“mother; mātṛkā; mātṛ [word]; parent; Salvinia cucullata Roxb.; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad.; cow.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“good for the heart; dainty; pleasant.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“friendly; favorable; dear.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“brahman; mantra; prayer; spell; Veda; Brahmin; sacred text; final emancipation; hymn; brahman [word]; Brāhmaṇa; study.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], nominative, singular
“I; mine.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter