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 6.53.10

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उ॒त नो॑ गो॒षणिं॒ धिय॑मश्व॒सां वा॑ज॒सामु॒त । नृ॒वत्कृ॑णुहि वी॒तये॑ ॥
उत नो गोषणिं धियमश्वसां वाजसामुत । नृवत्कृणुहि वीतये ॥
uta no goṣaṇiṃ dhiyam aśvasāṃ vājasām uta | nṛvat kṛṇuhi vītaye ||

English translation:

“Make our pious worship productive of cows, of horses, of food, of dependants, for our enjoyment.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pūṣā ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उ॒त । नः॒ । गो॒ऽसनि॑म् । धिय॑म् । अ॒श्व॒साम् । वा॒ज॒साम् । उ॒त । नृ॒ऽवत् । कृ॒णु॒हि॒ । वी॒तये॑ ॥
उत । नः । गोसनिम् । धियम् । अश्वसाम् । वाजसाम् । उत । नृवत् । कृणुहि । वीतये ॥
uta | naḥ | go--saṇim | dhiyam | aśvasām | vājasām | uta | nṛ-vat | kṛṇuhi | vītaye

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.53.10 English analysis of grammar]

uta

[adverb]

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

no < naḥ < mad

[noun], genitive, plural

“I; mine.”

goṣaṇiṃ < goṣaṇim < goṣaṇi

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

dhiyam < dhī

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“intelligence; prayer; mind; insight; idea; hymn; purpose; art; knowledge.”

aśvasāṃ < aśva

[noun], masculine

“horse; aśva [word]; Aśva; stallion.”

aśvasāṃ < sām <

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“winning.”

vājasām < vāja

[noun], masculine

“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”

vājasām < sām <

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“winning.”

uta

[adverb]

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

nṛvat < nṛ

[noun], masculine

“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”

nṛvat < vat

[adverb]

“equally; like.”

kṛṇuhi < kṛ

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“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.”

vītaye < vīti

[noun], dative, singular, feminine

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