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 5.51.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सु॒ता इन्द्रा॑य वा॒यवे॒ सोमा॑सो॒ दध्या॑शिरः । नि॒म्नं न य॑न्ति॒ सिन्ध॑वो॒ऽभि प्रय॑: ॥
सुता इन्द्राय वायवे सोमासो दध्याशिरः । निम्नं न यन्ति सिन्धवोऽभि प्रयः ॥
sutā indrāya vāyave somāso dadhyāśiraḥ | nimnaṃ na yanti sindhavo 'bhi prayaḥ ||
English translation:
“The Soma juices mixed with curds are poured out to Indra and to Vāyu; the sacrificial viands proceed to you as rivers flow downwards.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): svastyātreyaḥ [svastyātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): virāḍuṣnik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सु॒ताः । इन्द्रा॑य । वा॒यवे॑ । सोमा॑सः । दधि॑ऽआशिरः । नि॒म्नम् । न । य॒न्ति॒ । सिन्ध॑वः । अ॒भि । प्रयः॑ ॥
सुताः । इन्द्राय । वायवे । सोमासः । दधिआशिरः । निम्नम् । न । यन्ति । सिन्धवः । अभि । प्रयः ॥
sutāḥ | indrāya | vāyave | somāsaḥ | dadhi-āśiraḥ | nimnam | na | yanti | sindhavaḥ | abhi | prayaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.51.7 English analysis of grammar]
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“press out; su.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“wind; Vayu; vāta; prāṇa (coll.); air; air; fart; breath; northwest; draft; vāyu [word]; Vāyu; Marut.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], neuter
“sour milk; curd; dadhi [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“mixture.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“depression; depth.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“go; travel; enter (a state); return; walk; continue; reach; ask.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“river; Indus; sindhu [word].”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“food; dainty; enjoyment.”