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 6.67.10

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

वि यद्वाचं॑ की॒स्तासो॒ भर॑न्ते॒ शंस॑न्ति॒ के चि॑न्नि॒विदो॑ मना॒नाः । आद्वां॑ ब्रवाम स॒त्यान्यु॒क्था नकि॑र्दे॒वेभि॑र्यतथो महि॒त्वा ॥
वि यद्वाचं कीस्तासो भरन्ते शंसन्ति के चिन्निविदो मनानाः । आद्वां ब्रवाम सत्यान्युक्था नकिर्देवेभिर्यतथो महित्वा ॥
vi yad vācaṃ kīstāso bharante śaṃsanti ke cin nivido manānāḥ | ād vām bravāma satyāny ukthā nakir devebhir yatatho mahitvā ||

English translation:

“When the intelligent (priests) offer praise, then some of them, glorifying (Agni and other deities), recite the Nivid hymns; such being the case, we address to you sincere adoration, for in consequence of your greatness you do not associate with (other) divinities.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Na kir devebhir yatathaḥ, you do not go, gacchathaḥ, with other gods, anyair devaiḥ saha, you are not associated with them at sacrifice

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

वि । यत् । वाच॑म् । की॒स्तासः॑ । भर॑न्ते । शंस॑न्ति । के । चि॒त् । नि॒ऽविदः॑ । म॒ना॒नाः । आत् । वा॒म् । ब्र॒वा॒म॒ । स॒त्यानि॑ । उ॒क्था । नकिः॑ । दे॒वेभिः॑ । य॒त॒थः॒ । म॒हि॒ऽत्वा ॥
वि । यत् । वाचम् । कीस्तासः । भरन्ते । शंसन्ति । के । चित् । निविदः । मनानाः । आत् । वाम् । ब्रवाम । सत्यानि । उक्था । नकिः । देवेभिः । यतथः । महित्वा ॥
vi | yat | vācam | kīstāsaḥ | bharante | śaṃsanti | ke | cit | ni-vidaḥ | manānāḥ | āt | vām | bravāma | satyāni | ukthā | nakiḥ | devebhiḥ | yatathaḥ | mahi-tvā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.67.10 English analysis of grammar]

vi

[adverb]

“apart; away; away.”

yad < yat

[adverb]

“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”

vācaṃ < vācam < vāc

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“speech; statement; voice; voice; speech; language; vāc [word]; word; literary composition; conversation; sound; Sarasvati; cry; assurance; spell.”

kīstāso < kīstāsaḥ < kīsta

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

bharante < bhṛ

[verb], plural, Present indikative

“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”

śaṃsanti < śaṃs

[verb], plural, Present indikative

“recommend; tell; praise; approve; communicate; recite; commend; bode; name; agree.”

kecin < kecid < kaścit

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“any(a); some(a); some(a); some(a); some(a).”

nivido < nividaḥ < nivid

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

manānāḥ < man

[verb noun], nominative, plural

“think of; name; believe; teach; honor; deem; recommend; approve; think; define; call; respect; believe; enumerate; understand; see; describe.”

ād < āt

[adverb]

“then.”

vām < tvad

[noun], dative, dual

“you.”

bravāma < brū

[verb], plural, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)

“say; tell; describe; speak; state; answer; call; explain; address; proclaim; talk; talk; choose.”

satyāny < satyāni < satya

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“true; real; real; faithful; good.”

ukthā < uktha

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“hymn; praise; uktha [word]; encomium.”

nakir

[adverb]

“not.”

devebhir < devebhiḥ < deva

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

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

yatatho < yatathaḥ < yat

[verb], dual, Present indikative

“strive; endeavor; join; equal; rival.”

mahitvā < mahitva

[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter

“greatness.”

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