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 6.15.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒ममू॒ षु वो॒ अति॑थिमुष॒र्बुधं॒ विश्वा॑सां वि॒शां पति॑मृञ्जसे गि॒रा । वेतीद्दि॒वो ज॒नुषा॒ कच्चि॒दा शुचि॒र्ज्योक्चि॑दत्ति॒ गर्भो॒ यदच्यु॑तम् ॥
इममू षु वो अतिथिमुषर्बुधं विश्वासां विशां पतिमृञ्जसे गिरा । वेतीद्दिवो जनुषा कच्चिदा शुचिर्ज्योक्चिदत्ति गर्भो यदच्युतम् ॥
imam ū ṣu vo atithim uṣarbudhaṃ viśvāsāṃ viśām patim ṛñjase girā | vetīd divo januṣā kac cid ā śucir jyok cid atti garbho yad acyutam ||
English translation:
“Propitiate by praises this guest who wakes at dawn, the cherisher of all people, who on every occasion descends, pure of origin, from heaven, and, present as the embryo (in the wood of attrition), consumes immediately the offered (oblation).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛjjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒मम् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । सु । वः॒ । अति॑थिम् । उ॒षः॒ऽबुध॑म् । विश्वा॑साम् । वि॒शाम् । पति॑म् । ऋ॒ञ्ज॒से॒ । गि॒रा । वेति॑ । इत् । दि॒वः । ज॒नुषा॑ । कत् । चि॒त् । आ । शुचिः॑ । ज्योक् । चि॒त् । अ॒त्ति॒ । गर्भः॑ । यत् । अच्यु॑तम् ॥
इमम् । ऊँ इति । सु । वः । अतिथिम् । उषःबुधम् । विश्वासाम् । विशाम् । पतिम् । ऋञ्जसे । गिरा । वेति । इत् । दिवः । जनुषा । कत् । चित् । आ । शुचिः । ज्योक् । चित् । अत्ति । गर्भः । यत् । अच्युतम् ॥
imam | oṃ iti | su | vaḥ | atithim | uṣaḥ-budham | viśvāsām | viśām | patim | ṛñjase | girā | vet i | it | divaḥ | januṣā | kat | cit | ā | śuciḥ | jyok | cit | atti | garbhaḥ | yat | acyutam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.15.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“guest; atithi [word]; Atithi.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“early rising.”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“people; tribe; Vaisya; national; viś; real property; Vaisya.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”
[verb noun]
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“approach; ask; desire; go; drive.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“birth.”
[adverb]
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“clean; clean; pure; bright; clear; honest; śuci [word]; clear; impeccant.”
[adverb]
“long.”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“eat; devour.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“fetus; garbha; inside; cavity; embryo; uterus; child; pit; garbhadruti; filling; pregnancy; room; abdomen; fertilization; inside; hole; baby; calyx; midst.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“firm; regular; permanent; immovable; unchanging.”