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 7.16.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तं त्वा॑ दू॒तं कृ॑ण्महे य॒शस्त॑मं दे॒वाँ आ वी॒तये॑ वह । विश्वा॑ सूनो सहसो मर्त॒भोज॑ना॒ रास्व॒ तद्यत्त्वेम॑हे ॥
तं त्वा दूतं कृण्महे यशस्तमं देवाँ आ वीतये वह । विश्वा सूनो सहसो मर्तभोजना रास्व तद्यत्त्वेमहे ॥
taṃ tvā dūtaṃ kṛṇmahe yaśastamaṃ devām̐ ā vītaye vaha | viśvā sūno sahaso martabhojanā rāsva tad yat tvemahe ||
English translation:
“We constitute you our most renowned messenger; bring the gods to partake (of the oblations); bestowupon us, son of strength, all human blessings; whatsoever we solicit of you.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasiṣṭhaḥ [vasiṣṭha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): bṛhatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तम् । त्वा॒ । दु॒तम् । कृ॒ण्म॒हे॒ । य॒शःऽत॑मम् । दे॒वान् । आ । वी॒तये॑ । व॒ह॒ । विश्वा॑ । सू॒नो॒ इति॑ । स॒ह॒सः॒ । म॒र्त॒ऽभोज॑ना । रास्व॑ । तत् । यत् । त्वा॒ । ईम॑हे ॥
तम् । त्वा । दुतम् । कृण्महे । यशःतमम् । देवान् । आ । वीतये । वह । विश्वा । सूनो इति । सहसः । मर्तभोजना । रास्व । तत् । यत् । त्वा । ईमहे ॥
tam | tvā | dutam | kṛṇmahe | yaśaḥ-tamam | devān | ā | vītaye | vaha | viśvā | sūno iti | sahasaḥ | marta-bhojanā | rāsva | tat | yat | tvā | īmahe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 7.16.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“messenger; emissary; dūta [word].”
[verb], plural, 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, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“son; offspring.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“force; strength; might; sahas [word]; conquest.”
[noun], masculine
“man.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“food; eating; foodstuff; meal; property; sevana; enjoyment.”
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“give; impart.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“beg; solicit.”