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 7.34.9

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒भि वो॑ दे॒वीं धियं॑ दधिध्वं॒ प्र वो॑ देव॒त्रा वाचं॑ कृणुध्वम् ॥
अभि वो देवीं धियं दधिध्वं प्र वो देवत्रा वाचं कृणुध्वम् ॥
abhi vo devīṃ dhiyaṃ dadhidhvam pra vo devatrā vācaṃ kṛṇudhvam ||

English translation:

“Offer (worshippers) your heavenly worship; earnestly address your praises to the gods.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒भि । वः॒ । दे॒वीम् । धिय॑म् । द॒धि॒ध्व॒म् । प्र । वः॒ । दे॒व॒ऽत्रा । वाच॑म् । कृ॒णु॒ध्व॒म् ॥
अभि । वः । देवीम् । धियम् । दधिध्वम् । प्र । वः । देवत्रा । वाचम् । कृणुध्वम् ॥
abhi | vaḥ | devīm | dhiyam | dadhidhvam | pra | vaḥ | deva-trā | vācam | kṛṇudhvam

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 7.34.9 English analysis of grammar]

abhi

[adverb]

“towards; on.”

vo < vaḥ < tvad

[noun], dative, plural

“you.”

devīṃ < devīm < deva

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“divine.”

dhiyaṃ < dhiyam < dhī

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“intelligence; prayer; mind; insight; idea; hymn; purpose; art; knowledge.”

dadhidhvam < dhā

[verb], plural, Perfect imperative

“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”

pra

[adverb]

“towards; ahead.”

vo < vaḥ < tvad

[noun], genitive, plural

“you.”

devatrā

[adverb]

vācaṃ < vācam < vāc

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

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

kṛṇudhvam < kṛ

[verb], plural, Present 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.”

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