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 5.68.5

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

वृ॒ष्टिद्या॑वा री॒त्या॑पे॒षस्पती॒ दानु॑मत्याः । बृ॒हन्तं॒ गर्त॑माशाते ॥
वृष्टिद्यावा रीत्यापेषस्पती दानुमत्याः । बृहन्तं गर्तमाशाते ॥
vṛṣṭidyāvā rītyāpeṣas patī dānumatyāḥ | bṛhantaṃ gartam āśāte ||

English translation:

“Senders of rain from heaven, granters of desires, lords of sustenance, suited to the liberal donors (of oblations), they ascend their spacious car.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): yajata ātreyaḥ [yajata ātreya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): mitrāvaruṇau ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

वृ॒ष्टिऽद्या॑वा । री॒तिऽआ॑पा । इ॒षः । पती॒ इति॑ । दानु॑ऽमत्याः । बृ॒हन्त॑म् । गर्त॑म् । आ॒शा॒ते॒ इति॑ ॥
वृष्टिद्यावा । रीतिआपा । इषः । पती इति । दानुमत्याः । बृहन्तम् । गर्तम् । आशाते इति ॥
vṛṣṭi-dyāvā | rīti-āpā | iṣaḥ | patī iti | dānu-matyāḥ | bṛhantam | gartam | āśāteiti

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 5.68.5 English analysis of grammar]

vṛṣṭidyāvā < vṛṣṭi

[noun], feminine

“rain; shower; rainy season.”

vṛṣṭidyāvā < dyāvā < div

[noun], nominative, dual, masculine

“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”

rītyāpeṣas < rīti

[noun], feminine

“brass; rītikā; method; bell metal; stream; expressive style; manner.”

rītyāpeṣas < āpā < ap

[noun], nominative, dual, masculine

“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”

rītyāpeṣas < iṣaḥ < iṣ

[noun], genitive, singular, feminine

“refreshment; enjoyment; stores.”

patī < pati

[noun], nominative, dual, masculine

“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”

dānumatyāḥ < dānumat

[noun], genitive, singular, feminine

bṛhantaṃ < bṛhantam < bṛhat

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”

gartam < garta

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

āśāte <

[verb], dual, Perfect indicative

“get; reach; enter (a state).”

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