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 6.61.4

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

प्र णो॑ दे॒वी सर॑स्वती॒ वाजे॑भिर्वा॒जिनी॑वती । धी॒नाम॑वि॒त्र्य॑वतु ॥
प्र णो देवी सरस्वती वाजेभिर्वाजिनीवती । धीनामवित्र्यवतु ॥
pra ṇo devī sarasvatī vājebhir vājinīvatī | dhīnām avitry avatu ||

English translation:

“May the divine Sarasvatī, the acceptress of (sacrificial) food, the protectress o her worshippers, sustain us with (abundant) viands.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

प्र । नः॒ । दे॒वी । सर॑स्वती । वाजे॑भिः । वा॒जिनी॑ऽवती । धी॒नाम् । अ॒वि॒त्री । अ॒व॒तु॒ ॥
प्र । नः । देवी । सरस्वती । वाजेभिः । वाजिनीवती । धीनाम् । अवित्री । अवतु ॥
pra | naḥ | devī | sarasvatī | vājebhiḥ | vājinī-vatī | dhīnām | avitrī | avatu

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.61.4 English analysis of grammar]

pra

[adverb]

“towards; ahead.”

ṇo < naḥ < mad

[noun], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

devī

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“Parvati; queen; goddess; Devi.”

sarasvatī

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“Sarasvati; Sarasvatī; language; voice; speech; eloquence; balloon vine; river.”

vājebhir < vājebhiḥ < vāja

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

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

vājinīvatī < vājinīvat

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“rich; rich in horses.”

dhīnām < dhī

[noun], genitive, plural, feminine

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

avitry < avitrī < avitṛ

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“favorable.”

avatu < av

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”

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