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 5.52.14
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अच्छ॑ ऋषे॒ मारु॑तं ग॒णं दा॒ना मि॒त्रं न यो॒षणा॑ । दि॒वो वा॑ धृष्णव॒ ओज॑सा स्तु॒ता धी॒भिरि॑षण्यत ॥
अच्छ ऋषे मारुतं गणं दाना मित्रं न योषणा । दिवो वा धृष्णव ओजसा स्तुता धीभिरिषण्यत ॥
accha ṛṣe mārutaṃ gaṇaṃ dānā mitraṃ na yoṣaṇā | divo vā dhṛṣṇava ojasā stutā dhībhir iṣaṇyata ||
English translation:
“Approach, Ṛṣi, with offerings and with praise, the company of the Maruts like a friend; come, sustaining (Maruts), with your strength, from heaven of (any other region), glorified by our hymns.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Like a friend: mitram na may also be rendered ādityam iva, like the sun
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śyāvāśva ātreyaḥ [śyāvāśva ātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūtaḥ;
Chandas (meter): bṛhatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अच्छ॑ । ऋ॒षे॒ । मारु॑तम् । ग॒णम् । दा॒ना । मि॒त्रम् । न । यो॒षणा॑ । दि॒वः । वा॒ । धृ॒ष्ण॒वः॒ । ओज॑सा । स्तु॒ताः । धी॒भिः । इ॒ष॒ण्य॒त॒ ॥
अच्छ । ऋषे । मारुतम् । गणम् । दाना । मित्रम् । न । योषणा । दिवः । वा । धृष्णवः । ओजसा । स्तुताः । धीभिः । इषण्यत ॥
accha | ṛṣe | mārutam | gaṇam | dānā | mitram | na | yoṣaṇā | divaḥ | vā | dhṛṣṇavaḥ | ojasā | stutāḥ | dhībhiḥ | iṣaṇyata
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.52.14 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; accha [prefix].”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Ṛṣi; spiritual teacher; ascetic; Mantra.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Marut(a).”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“group; varga; troop; troop; battalion; flock; herd; gaṇa [word]; corporation; gaṇa; herd; sect; swarm; set; party; gaṇa; series; Ganesa; flight.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“giving; gift; bribery; performance; addition; yajña; fueling; teaching.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“girl; wife.”
[noun], ablative, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[adverb]
“or; optionally; either.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“brave; ferocious; strong.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“strength; power; ojas; ojas [word]; potency; might.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“intelligence; prayer; mind; insight; idea; hymn; purpose; art; knowledge.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative