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 5.72.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
मि॒त्रश्च॑ नो॒ वरु॑णश्च जु॒षेतां॑ य॒ज्ञमि॒ष्टये॑ । नि ब॒र्हिषि॑ सदतां॒ सोम॑पीतये ॥
मित्रश्च नो वरुणश्च जुषेतां यज्ञमिष्टये । नि बर्हिषि सदतां सोमपीतये ॥
mitraś ca no varuṇaś ca juṣetāṃ yajñam iṣṭaye | ni barhiṣi sadatāṃ somapītaye ||
English translation:
“May Mitra and Varuṇa, accept wiht satisfaction our sacrifice; come and sit down upon the sacred grass to drink the Soma libation.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bāhuvṛkta ātreyaḥ [bāhuvṛkta ātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): mitrāvaruṇau ;
Chandas (meter): uṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
मि॒त्रः । च॒ । नः॒ । वरु॑णः । च॒ । जु॒षेता॑म् । य॒ज्ञम् । इ॒ष्टये॑ । नि । ब॒र्हिषि॑ । स॒द॒त॒म् । सोम॑ऽपीतये ॥
मित्रः । च । नः । वरुणः । च । जुषेताम् । यज्ञम् । इष्टये । नि । बर्हिषि । सदतम् । सोमपीतये ॥
mitraḥ | ca | naḥ | varuṇaḥ | ca | juṣetām | yajñam | iṣṭaye | ni | barhiṣi | sadatam | soma-pītaye
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.72.3 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[verb], dual, Present optative
“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“seeking.”
[adverb]
“back; down.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“Barhis; barhis [word].”
[verb], dual, Aorist imperative
“sit down; break down; slow; sink; crumble; fracture; perish; ride; stop; besiege; tire.”
[noun], masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“drinking; haritāla.”