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 5.61.12
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
येषां॑ श्रि॒याधि॒ रोद॑सी वि॒भ्राज॑न्ते॒ रथे॒ष्वा । दि॒वि रु॒क्म इ॑वो॒परि॑ ॥
येषां श्रियाधि रोदसी विभ्राजन्ते रथेष्वा । दिवि रुक्म इवोपरि ॥
yeṣāṃ śriyādhi rodasī vibhrājante ratheṣv ā | divi rukma ivopari ||
English translation:
“They by whose glory heaven and earth are surpassed; who shine splendid in their chariots like the radiant (sun) in the heaven above.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śyāvāśva ātreyaḥ [śyāvāśva ātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūtaḥ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
येषा॑म् । श्रि॒या । अधि॑ । रोद॑सी॒ इति॑ । वि॒ऽभ्राज॑न्ते । रथे॑षु । आ । दि॒वि । रु॒क्मःऽइ॑व । उ॒परि॑ ॥
येषाम् । श्रिया । अधि । रोदसी इति । विभ्राजन्ते । रथेषु । आ । दिवि । रुक्मःइव । उपरि ॥
yeṣām | śriyā | adhi | rodasī iti | vi-bhrājante | ratheṣu | ā | divi | rukmaḥ-iva | upari
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.61.12 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“mister; Ms.; Lakshmi; good fortune; well-being; magnificence; glory; beauty; Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa; dignity; power; śrī [word]; śrī; prosperity; auspiciousness.”
[adverb]
“on; from; accordingly.”
[noun], nominative, dual, neuter
“heaven and earth; Earth.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“chariot; warrior; ratha [word]; Dalbergia oojeinensis; rattan.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“adornment.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[adverb]
“above; up; additionally; upari [word]; subsequently.”