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 6.51.8

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

नम॒ इदु॒ग्रं नम॒ आ वि॑वासे॒ नमो॑ दाधार पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्याम् । नमो॑ दे॒वेभ्यो॒ नम॑ ईश एषां कृ॒तं चि॒देनो॒ नम॒सा वि॑वासे ॥
नम इदुग्रं नम आ विवासे नमो दाधार पृथिवीमुत द्याम् । नमो देवेभ्यो नम ईश एषां कृतं चिदेनो नमसा विवासे ॥
nama id ugraṃ nama ā vivāse namo dādhāra pṛthivīm uta dyām | namo devebhyo nama īśa eṣāṃ kṛtaṃ cid eno namasā vivāse ||

English translation:

“Reverence be to the potent (company of universal gods); I offer (them) reverence; reverence sustains both earth and heaven; revernce be to the gods; reverence is sovereign over them; I expiate by reverence whatever sin may have been committed.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Reverence sustains: earth and heaven, by receiving namas or namaskāra, the reverential salutation or homage of mortals, continue throughout a long period for their enjoyment

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): ṛjiśvāḥ;
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

नमः॑ । इत् । उ॒ग्रम् । नमः॑ । आ । वि॒वा॒से॒ । नमः॑ । दा॒धा॒र॒ । पृ॒थि॒वीम् । उ॒त । द्याम् । नमः॑ । दे॒वेभ्यः॑ । नमः॑ । ई॒शे॒ । ए॒षा॒म् । कृ॒तम् । चि॒त् । एनः॑ । न॒म॒सा । आ । वि॒वा॒से॒ ॥
नमः । इत् । उग्रम् । नमः । आ । विवासे । नमः । दाधार । पृथिवीम् । उत । द्याम् । नमः । देवेभ्यः । नमः । ईशे । एषाम् । कृतम् । चित् । एनः । नमसा । आ । विवासे ॥
namaḥ | it | ugram | namaḥ | ā | vivāse | namaḥ | dādhāra | pṛthivīm | uta | dyām | namaḥ | devebhyaḥ | namaḥ | īśe | eṣām | kṛtam | cit | enaḥ | namasā | ā | vivāse

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.51.8 English analysis of grammar]

nama < namaḥ < namas

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“adoration; court; namas [word]; bow; salute.”

id

[adverb]

“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”

ugraṃ < ugram < ugra

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“powerful; awful; dangerous; intense; mighty; potent; colicky; atrocious.”

nama < namaḥ < namas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“adoration; court; namas [word]; bow; salute.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

vivāse < vivās < √van

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“invite; endeavor; try for.”

namo < namaḥ < namas

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“adoration; court; namas [word]; bow; salute.”

dādhāra < dhṛ

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“keep; put; hold; assume; wear; take; promise; stay; exist; hold; begin; dip.”

pṛthivīm < pṛthivī

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“Earth; pṛthivī; floor; Earth; earth; pṛthivī [word]; land.”

uta

[adverb]

“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”

dyām < div

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

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

namo < namaḥ < namas

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“adoration; court; namas [word]; bow; salute.”

devebhyo < devebhyaḥ < deva

[noun], dative, plural, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

nama < namaḥ < namas

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“adoration; court; namas [word]; bow; salute.”

īśa < īśe < īś

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“govern; command; master; dominate; can; reign; control; own.”

eṣāṃ < eṣām < idam

[noun], genitive, plural, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”

kṛtaṃ < kṛtam < kṛ

[verb noun], accusative, singular

“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.”

cid < cit

[adverb]

“even; indeed.”

eno < enaḥ < enas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“sin; calamity; blame.”

namasā < namas

[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter

“adoration; court; namas [word]; bow; salute.”

vivāse < vivās < √van

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“invite; endeavor; try for.”

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