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 5.51.13
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
विश्वे॑ दे॒वा नो॑ अ॒द्या स्व॒स्तये॑ वैश्वान॒रो वसु॑र॒ग्निः स्व॒स्तये॑ । दे॒वा अ॑वन्त्वृ॒भव॑: स्व॒स्तये॑ स्व॒स्ति नो॑ रु॒द्रः पा॒त्वंह॑सः ॥
विश्वे देवा नो अद्या स्वस्तये वैश्वानरो वसुरग्निः स्वस्तये । देवा अवन्त्वृभवः स्वस्तये स्वस्ति नो रुद्रः पात्वंहसः ॥
viśve devā no adyā svastaye vaiśvānaro vasur agniḥ svastaye | devā avantv ṛbhavaḥ svastaye svasti no rudraḥ pātv aṃhasaḥ ||
English translation:
“May all the gods be with us today for our prosperity may Agni, the benefactor of all men, and giver of dwellings, (be with us) for (our) prosperity; may the divine Ṛbhus protect us for (our) prosperity; may Rudra preserve us from iniquity for (our) prosperity.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): svastyātreyaḥ [svastyātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): paṅktiḥ ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
विश्वे॑ । दे॒वाः । नः॒ । अ॒द्य । स्व॒स्तये॑ । वै॒श्वा॒न॒रः । वसुः॑ । अ॒ग्निः । स्व॒स्तये॑ । दे॒वाः । अ॒व॒न्तु॒ । ऋ॒भवः॑ । स्व॒स्तये॑ । स्व॒स्ति । नः॒ । रु॒द्रः । पा॒तु॒ । अंह॑सः ॥
विश्वे । देवाः । नः । अद्य । स्वस्तये । वैश्वानरः । वसुः । अग्निः । स्वस्तये । देवाः । अवन्तु । ऋभवः । स्वस्तये । स्वस्ति । नः । रुद्रः । पातु । अंहसः ॥
viśve | devāḥ | naḥ | adya | svastaye | vaiśvānaraḥ | vasuḥ | agniḥ | svastaye | devāḥ | avantu | ṛbhavaḥ | svastaye | svasti | naḥ | rudraḥ | pātu | aṃhasaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.51.13 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“now; today; then; nowadays; adya [word].”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“prosperity; well-being; fortune; benediction; svasti [word]; well; luck.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Agni; fire; Vaiśvānara; Vaiśvānara; sacrificial fire; sun.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Vasu; Vasu; eight; vas; audbhida; Deva; sun; pāṃśuja; Agni.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“prosperity; well-being; fortune; benediction; svasti [word]; well; luck.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Ribhus.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“prosperity; well-being; fortune; benediction; svasti [word]; well; luck.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“prosperity; well-being; fortune; benediction; svasti [word]; well; luck.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Shiva; Rudra; eleven; rudra [word]; eleventh.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“protect; govern.”
[noun], ablative, singular, neuter
“trouble; sin.”