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 7.27.5

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

नू इ॑न्द्र रा॒ये वरि॑वस्कृधी न॒ आ ते॒ मनो॑ ववृत्याम म॒घाय॑ । गोम॒दश्वा॑व॒द्रथ॑व॒द्व्यन्तो॑ यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभि॒: सदा॑ नः ॥
नू इन्द्र राये वरिवस्कृधी न आ ते मनो ववृत्याम मघाय । गोमदश्वावद्रथवद्व्यन्तो यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
nū indra rāye varivas kṛdhī na ā te mano vavṛtyāma maghāya | gomad aśvāvad rathavad vyanto yūyam pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||

English translation:

Indra, grant quickly wealh for our enricment; may we attract your favour by our adoration; granting us(riches), comprising cattle and horses and chariots; do you ever cherish us with blessings.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

नु । इ॒न्द्र॒ । रा॒ये । वरि॑वः । कृ॒धि॒ । नः॒ । आ । ते॒ । मनः॑ । व॒वृ॒त्या॒म॒ । म॒घाय॑ । गोऽम॑त् । अश्व॑ऽवत् । रथ॑ऽवत् । व्यन्तः॑ । यू॒यम् । पा॒त॒ । स्व॒स्तिऽभिः॑ । सदा॑ । नः॒ ॥
नु । इन्द्र । राये । वरिवः । कृधि । नः । आ । ते । मनः । ववृत्याम । मघाय । गोमत् । अश्ववत् । रथवत् । व्यन्तः । यूयम् । पात । स्वस्तिभिः । सदा । नः ॥
nu | indra | rāye | varivaḥ | kṛdhi | naḥ | ā | te | manaḥ | vavṛtyāma | maghāya | go--mat | aśva-vat | ratha-vat | vyantaḥ | yūyam | pāta | svasti-bhiḥ | sadā | naḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 7.27.5 English analysis of grammar]

< nu

[adverb]

“now; already.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

rāye < rai

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”

varivas < varivaḥ < varivas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“room; varivas [word]; space; escape.”

kṛdhī < kṛ

[verb], singular, Aorist imperative

“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.”

na < naḥ < mad

[noun], dative, plural

“I; mine.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

te < tvad

[noun], genitive, singular

“you.”

mano < manaḥ < manas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”

vavṛtyāma < vṛt

[verb], plural, Perfect optative

“behave; happen; exist; return; dwell; die; roll; continue; act; exist; feed on; issue; move; travel; proceed; turn; situate; drive; account for; begin; do; inhere; revolve.”

maghāya < magha

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“gift; wealth; reward; wages; reward.”

gomad < gomat

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“rich in cattle; bovine.”

aśvāvad < aśvāvat

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“rich in horses.”

rathavad < rathavat

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“rich in chariots.”

vyanto < vyantaḥ <

[verb noun], nominative, plural

“approach; ask; desire; go; drive.”

yūyam < tvad

[noun], nominative, plural

“you.”

pāta <

[verb], plural, Present imperative

“protect; govern.”

svastibhiḥ < svasti

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“prosperity; well-being; fortune; benediction; svasti [word]; well; luck.”

sadā

[adverb]

“always; continually; always; perpetually.”

naḥ < mad

[noun], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

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