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 6.16.17
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यत्र॒ क्व॑ च ते॒ मनो॒ दक्षं॑ दधस॒ उत्त॑रम् । तत्रा॒ सद॑: कृणवसे ॥
यत्र क्व च ते मनो दक्षं दधस उत्तरम् । तत्रा सदः कृणवसे ॥
yatra kva ca te mano dakṣaṃ dadhasa uttaram | tatrā sadaḥ kṛṇavase ||
English translation:
“Wheresoever, and upon whatsoever your mind is directed, you bestow uncommon vigour, and there you make your abode.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यत्र॑ । क्व॑ । च॒ । ते॒ । मनः॑ । दक्ष॑म् । द॒ध॒से॒ । उत्ऽत॑रम् । तत्र॑ । सदः॑ । कृ॒ण॒व॒से॒ ॥
यत्र । क्व । च । ते । मनः । दक्षम् । दधसे । उत्तरम् । तत्र । सदः । कृणवसे ॥
yatra | kva | ca | te | manaḥ | dakṣam | dadhase | ut-taram | tatra | sadaḥ | kṛṇavase
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.16.17 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“wherein; once [when].”
[adverb]
“wherein; how; kva [word].”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Dakṣa; ability; cock; fitness; will; purpose; disposition; cock.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“northern; following; upper; additional; better; more(a); last; concluding; superior; later(a); uttara [word]; prevailing; future; left; northerly; northerly; higher; second; dominant; excellent; chief(a).”
[adverb]
“there; now; then; then; there; in that place; then; locative; respectively; there; tatra [word]; inside; therefore.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“mansion; assembly; seat; seat.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”