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 6.64.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उदु॑ श्रि॒य उ॒षसो॒ रोच॑माना॒ अस्थु॑र॒पां नोर्मयो॒ रुश॑न्तः । कृ॒णोति॒ विश्वा॑ सु॒पथा॑ सु॒गान्यभू॑दु॒ वस्वी॒ दक्षि॑णा म॒घोनी॑ ॥
उदु श्रिय उषसो रोचमाना अस्थुरपां नोर्मयो रुशन्तः । कृणोति विश्वा सुपथा सुगान्यभूदु वस्वी दक्षिणा मघोनी ॥
ud u śriya uṣaso rocamānā asthur apāṃ normayo ruśantaḥ | kṛṇoti viśvā supathā sugāny abhūd u vasvī dakṣiṇā maghonī ||
English translation:
“The white and shining tints of the dawn have spread like the waves of the waters, for the beautifying (of the world); she renders all good roads easy to be traversed; she ho is replete with delight, excellence and health.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): uṣāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उत् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । श्रि॒ये । उ॒षसः॑ । रोच॑मानाः । अस्थुः॑ । अ॒पाम् । न । ऊ॒र्मयः॑ । रुश॑न्तः । कृ॒णोति॑ । विश्वा॑ । सु॒ऽपथा॑ । सु॒ऽगानि॑ । अभू॑त् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । वस्वी॑ । दक्षि॑णा । म॒घोनी॑ ॥
उत् । ऊँ इति । श्रिये । उषसः । रोचमानाः । अस्थुः । अपाम् । न । ऊर्मयः । रुशन्तः । कृणोति । विश्वा । सुपथा । सुगानि । अभूत् । ऊँ इति । वस्वी । दक्षिणा । मघोनी ॥
ut | oṃ iti | śriye | uṣasaḥ | rocamānāḥ | asthuḥ | apām | na | ūrmayaḥ | ruśantaḥ | kṛṇoti | viśvā | su-pathā | su-gāni | abhūt | oṃ iti | vasvī | dakṣiṇā | maghonī
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.64.1 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“up.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“mister; Ms.; Lakshmi; good fortune; well-being; magnificence; glory; beauty; Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa; dignity; power; śrī [word]; śrī; prosperity; auspiciousness.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“Ushas; dawn; uṣas [word]; morning.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“please; shine.”
[verb], plural, Root aorist (Ind.)
“stay; stand; situate; exist; [in]; resist; endure; put; soak; be; stop; adhere; get stale; concentrate; grow; trust; wake; consociate; last; dwell; lie; stand; stop.”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“wave; billow.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“white; bright; bright.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“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.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
[verb], singular, Root aorist (Ind.)
“become; be; originate; transform; happen; result; exist; be born; be; be; come to life; grow; elapse; come to mind; thrive; become; impend; show; conceive; understand; stand; constitute; serve; apply; behave.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“good; good; benign; vasu [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Dakṣiṇā; south; dakṣiṇā [word]; gift; South.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“big.”