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 7.40.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
नू रोद॑सी अ॒भिष्टु॑ते॒ वसि॑ष्ठैॠ॒तावा॑नो॒ वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॒ग्निः । यच्छ॑न्तु च॒न्द्रा उ॑प॒मं नो॑ अ॒र्कं यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभि॒: सदा॑ नः ॥
नू रोदसी अभिष्टुते वसिष्ठैॠतावानो वरुणो मित्रो अग्निः । यच्छन्तु चन्द्रा उपमं नो अर्कं यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
nū rodasī abhiṣṭute vasiṣṭhair ṛtāvāno varuṇo mitro agniḥ | yacchantu candrā upamaṃ no arkaṃ yūyam pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||
English translation:
“Heaven and earth are now glorified by the Vasiṣṭhas, as are Varuṇa the object of worship, and Mitraand Agni; may they, the conferrers of joy, bestow upon us excellent food; and do you (all) ever cherish us withblessings.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasiṣṭhaḥ [vasiṣṭha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
नु । रोद॑सी॒ इति॑ । अ॒भिस्तु॑ते॒ इत्य॒भिऽस्तु॑ते । वसि॑ष्ठैः । ऋ॒तऽवा॑नः । वरु॑णः । मि॒त्रः । अ॒ग्निः । यच्छ॑न्तु । च॒न्द्राः । उ॒प॒ऽमम् । नः॒ । अ॒र्कम् । यू॒यम् । पा॒त॒ । स्व॒स्तिऽभिः॑ । सदा॑ । नः॒ ॥
नु । रोदसी इति । अभिस्तुते इत्यभिस्तुते । वसिष्ठैः । ऋतवानः । वरुणः । मित्रः । अग्निः । यच्छन्तु । चन्द्राः । उपमम् । नः । अर्कम् । यूयम् । पात । स्वस्तिभिः । सदा । नः ॥
nu | rodasī iti | abhistuteity abhi-stute | vasiṣṭhaiḥ | ṛta-vānaḥ | varuṇaḥ | mitraḥ | agniḥ | yacchantu | candrāḥ | upa-mam | naḥ | arkam | yūyam | pāta | svasti-bhiḥ | sadā | naḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 7.40.7 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“now; already.”
[noun], nominative, dual, neuter
“heaven and earth; Earth.”
[verb noun], nominative, dual
“laud; recite.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“Vasiṣṭha; vasiṣṭha [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“law-abiding; faithful; righteous.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“concentrate; grant; restrain; cause; control; offer; cover; raise.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“aglitter(p); shining.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“best; topmost.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sun; copper; Surya; hymn; twelve; fire; beam.”
[noun], nominative, plural
“you.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“protect; govern.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“prosperity; well-being; fortune; benediction; svasti [word]; well; luck.”
[adverb]
“always; continually; always; perpetually.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”