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 5.52.15
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
नू म॑न्वा॒न ए॑षां दे॒वाँ अच्छा॒ न व॒क्षणा॑ । दा॒ना स॑चेत सू॒रिभि॒र्याम॑श्रुतेभिर॒ञ्जिभि॑: ॥
नू मन्वान एषां देवाँ अच्छा न वक्षणा । दाना सचेत सूरिभिर्यामश्रुतेभिरञ्जिभिः ॥
nū manvāna eṣāṃ devām̐ acchā na vakṣaṇā | dānā saceta sūribhir yāmaśrutebhir añjibhiḥ ||
English translation:
“Glorifying them promptly, desiring not to bring (other) deities to (his) presence, let (the worshipper) associate his gifts with those wise (divinities) renowned for their velocity, and distributors (of rewards).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śyāvāśva ātreyaḥ [śyāvāśva ātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūtaḥ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍanuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
नु । म॒न्वा॒नः । ए॒षा॒म् । दे॒वान् । अच्छ॑ । न । व॒क्षणा॑ । दा॒ना । स॒चे॒त॒ । सू॒रिऽभिः॑ । याम॑ऽश्रुतेभिः । अ॒ञ्जिऽभिः॑ ॥
नु । मन्वानः । एषाम् । देवान् । अच्छ । न । वक्षणा । दाना । सचेत । सूरिभिः । यामश्रुतेभिः । अञ्जिभिः ॥
nu | manvānaḥ | eṣām | devān | accha | na | vakṣaṇā | dānā | saceta | sūri-bhiḥ | yāma-śrutebhiḥ | añji-bhiḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.52.15 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“now; already.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“think of; name; believe; teach; honor; deem; recommend; approve; think; define; call; respect; believe; enumerate; understand; see; describe.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[adverb]
“towards; accha [prefix].”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“abdomen; udder; inside.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“giving; gift; bribery; performance; addition; yajña; fueling; teaching.”
[verb], singular, Present optative
“accompany; follow; company; obey; participate; enter.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“patron.”
[noun], masculine
“prahara; watch; travel; path.”
[verb noun], instrumental, plural
“listen; come to know; hear; hear; listen; study; heed; learn.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine