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 5.49.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तन्नो॑ अन॒र्वा स॑वि॒ता वरू॑थं॒ तत्सिन्ध॑व इ॒षय॑न्तो॒ अनु॑ ग्मन् । उप॒ यद्वोचे॑ अध्व॒रस्य॒ होता॑ रा॒यः स्या॑म॒ पत॑यो॒ वाज॑रत्नाः ॥
तन्नो अनर्वा सविता वरूथं तत्सिन्धव इषयन्तो अनु ग्मन् । उप यद्वोचे अध्वरस्य होता रायः स्याम पतयो वाजरत्नाः ॥
tan no anarvā savitā varūthaṃ tat sindhava iṣayanto anu gman | upa yad voce adhvarasya hotā rāyaḥ syāma patayo vājaratnāḥ ||
English translation:
“May the irreproachable Savitā (grant) us that desirable (wealth); may the flowing rivers hasten to (convey) it to us; for which purpose I, the ministering priest of the sacrifice, repeat (pious praises); affluent in food, may we be the lords of (manifold) riches.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): pratiprabha ātreyaḥ [pratiprabha ātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तत् । नः॒ । अ॒न॒र्वा । स॒वि॒ता । वरू॑थम् । तत् । सिन्ध॑वः । इ॒षय॑न्तः । अनु॑ । ग्म॒न् । उप॑ । यत् । वोचे॑ । अ॒ध्व॒रस्य॑ । होता॑ । रा॒यः । स्या॒म॒ । पत॑यः । वाज॑ऽरत्नाः ॥
तत् । नः । अनर्वा । सविता । वरूथम् । तत् । सिन्धवः । इषयन्तः । अनु । ग्मन् । उप । यत् । वोचे । अध्वरस्य । होता । रायः । स्याम । पतयः । वाजरत्नाः ॥
tat | naḥ | anarvā | savitā | varūtham | tat | sindhavaḥ | iṣayantaḥ | anu | gman | upa | yat | voce | adhvarasya | hotā | rāyaḥ | syāma | patayaḥ | vāja-ratnāḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.49.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“unchallenged; unrivaled.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Savitar; sun; Surya; Savitṛ.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“defense; protective covering.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“river; Indus; sindhu [word].”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[verb], plural, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“go; situate; enter (a state); travel; disappear; [in]; elapse; leave; reach; vanish; love; walk; approach; issue; hop on; gasify; get; come; die; drain; spread; transform; happen; discharge; ride; to be located; run; detect; refer; go; shall; drive.”
[adverb]
“towards; on; next.”
[adverb]
“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”
[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“say; describe; name; tell; address; enumerate; call; state; teach; explain; say; declare; speak; define; declare; order; address; recommend; answer; deem; recite; approve; proclaim; indicate; determine; mention; designate.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“yajña; ceremony; adhvara [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Hotṛ.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”
[noun], masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“jewel; wealth; best; treasure; vajra; property; jewel; ruby; jewelry.”