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 7.15.2

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यः पञ्च॑ चर्ष॒णीर॒भि नि॑ष॒साद॒ दमे॑दमे । क॒विर्गृ॒हप॑ति॒र्युवा॑ ॥
यः पञ्च चर्षणीरभि निषसाद दमेदमे । कविर्गृहपतिर्युवा ॥
yaḥ pañca carṣaṇīr abhi niṣasāda dame-dame | kavir gṛhapatir yuvā ||

English translation:

“Who, juvenile, wise, the lord of the dwelling, abides with the five classes of men in every dwelling.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasiṣṭhaḥ [vasiṣṭha];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यः । पञ्च॑ । च॒र्ष॒णीः । अ॒भि । नि॒ऽस॒साद॑ । दमे॑ऽदमे । क॒विः । गृ॒हऽप॑तिः । युवा॑ ॥
यः । पञ्च । चर्षणीः । अभि । निससाद । दमेदमे । कविः । गृहपतिः । युवा ॥
yaḥ | pañca | carṣaṇīḥ | abhi | ni-sasāda | dame--dame | kaviḥ | gṛha-patiḥ | yuvā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 7.15.2 English analysis of grammar]

yaḥ < yad

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

pañca < pañcan

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“five; fifth; pañcan [word].”

carṣaṇīr < carṣaṇīḥ < carṣaṇi

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“people.”

abhi

[adverb]

“towards; on.”

niṣasāda < niṣad < √sad

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“sit down; sit; put.”

dame < dama

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“dwelling; home.”

dame < dama

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“dwelling; home.”

kavir < kaviḥ < kavi

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“poet; wise man; bard; Venus; Uśanas; kavi [word]; Kavi; prophet; guru; Brahma.”

gṛhapatir < gṛhapatiḥ < gṛhapati

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“gṛhapati [word]; Gṛhastha.”

yuvā < yuvan

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“young; youthful.”

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