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 5.57.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
गोम॒दश्वा॑व॒द्रथ॑वत्सु॒वीरं॑ च॒न्द्रव॒द्राधो॑ मरुतो ददा नः । प्रश॑स्तिं नः कृणुत रुद्रियासो भक्षी॒य वोऽव॑सो॒ दैव्य॑स्य ॥
गोमदश्वावद्रथवत्सुवीरं चन्द्रवद्राधो मरुतो ददा नः । प्रशस्तिं नः कृणुत रुद्रियासो भक्षीय वोऽवसो दैव्यस्य ॥
gomad aśvāvad rathavat suvīraṃ candravad rādho maruto dadā naḥ | praśastiṃ naḥ kṛṇuta rudriyāso bhakṣīya vo 'vaso daivyasya ||
English translation:
“Maruts, bestow upon us affluence, comprehending cattle, horses, cars, treasure, and male descendants; sons of Rudra, grant us distinction; may I ever enjoy your divine protection.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śyāvāśva ātreyaḥ [śyāvāśva ātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūtaḥ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
गोऽम॑त् । अश्व॑ऽवत् । रथ॑ऽवत् । सु॒ऽवीर॑म् । च॒न्द्रऽव॑त् । राधः॑ । म॒रु॒तः॒ । द॒द॒ । नः॒ । प्रऽश॑स्तिम् । नः॒ । कृ॒णु॒त॒ । रु॒द्रि॒या॒सः॒ । भ॒क्षी॒य । वः॒ । अव॑सः । दैव्य॑स्य ॥
गोमत् । अश्ववत् । रथवत् । सुवीरम् । चन्द्रवत् । राधः । मरुतः । दद । नः । प्रशस्तिम् । नः । कृणुत । रुद्रियासः । भक्षीय । वः । अवसः । दैव्यस्य ॥
go--mat | aśva-vat | ratha-vat | su-vīram | candra-vat | rādhaḥ | marutaḥ | dada | naḥ | pra-śastim | naḥ | kṛṇuta | rudriyāsaḥ | bhakṣīya | vaḥ | avasaḥ | daivyasya
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.57.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“rich in cattle; bovine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“rich in horses.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“rich in chariots.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“hero; man; Vīra; vīra; vīra [word]; Vīra.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“aglitter(p).”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“gift; munificence; liberality; bounty.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“Marut; vāta; wind; Vayu.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“give; add; perform; put; administer; fill into; give; ignite; put on; offer; use; fuel; pour; grant; feed; teach; construct; insert; drip; wrap; pay; hand over; lend; inflict; concentrate; sacrifice; splint; poultice; create.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“announcement; praise; respect.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“Marut.”
[verb], singular, Aorist optative
“eat; feed.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“aid; favor; protection.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“divine; divine; celestial.”