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 5.61.18
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒त मे॑ वोचता॒दिति॑ सु॒तसो॑मे॒ रथ॑वीतौ । न कामो॒ अप॑ वेति मे ॥
उत मे वोचतादिति सुतसोमे रथवीतौ । न कामो अप वेति मे ॥
uta me vocatād iti sutasome rathavītau | na kāmo apa veti me ||
English translation:
“And say on my behalf to Rathavīti, when the libation is poured out, my love (for your daughter) does not depart.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śyāvāśva ātreyaḥ [śyāvāśva ātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): rathavītirdālbhyaḥ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒त । मे॒ । वो॒च॒ता॒त् । इति॑ । सु॒तऽसो॑मे । रथ॑ऽवीतौ । न । कामः॑ । अप॑ । वे॒ति॒ । मे॒ ॥
उत । मे । वोचतात् । इति । सुतसोमे । रथवीतौ । न । कामः । अप । वेति । मे ॥
uta | me | vocatāt | iti | suta-some | ratha-vītau | na | kāmaḥ | apa | veti | me
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.61.18 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], dative, singular
“I; mine.”
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“say; describe; name; tell; address; enumerate; call; state; teach; explain; say; declare; speak; define; declare; order; address; recommend; answer; deem; recite; approve; proclaim; indicate; determine; mention; designate.”
[adverb]
“thus; so; iti [word].”
[verb noun]
“press out; su.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“wish; desire; sexual love; sexual desire; desire; Kama; sensuality; love; purpose; sexual arousal; pleasure; enjoyment; licentiousness; kāma [word]; sexual intercourse; thorn apple; wish.”
[adverb]
“away.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“approach; ask; desire; go; drive.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“I; mine.”