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 7.87.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यो मृ॒ळया॑ति च॒क्रुषे॑ चि॒दागो॑ व॒यं स्या॑म॒ वरु॑णे॒ अना॑गाः । अनु॑ व्र॒तान्यदि॑तेॠ॒धन्तो॑ यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभि॒: सदा॑ नः ॥
यो मृळयाति चक्रुषे चिदागो वयं स्याम वरुणे अनागाः । अनु व्रतान्यदितेॠधन्तो यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
yo mṛḻayāti cakruṣe cid āgo vayaṃ syāma varuṇe anāgāḥ | anu vratāny aditer ṛdhanto yūyam pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||
English translation:
“May we be free from sin against that Varuṇa, who has compassion upon him who commits offence, wewho are duly observing the rites of the son Aditi; and do you, (gods), ever cherish us with blessings.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Of the sonof Aditi: aditer = adīnasya, of the mighty (Varuṇa) or, akhaṇḍanīya
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasiṣṭhaḥ [vasiṣṭha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): varuṇaḥ;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यः । मृ॒ळया॑ति । च॒कुषे॑ । चि॒त् । आगः॑ । व॒यम् । स्या॒म॒ । वरु॑णे । अना॑गाः । अनु॑ । व्र॒तानि॑ । अदि॑तेः । ऋ॒धन्तः॑ । यू॒यम् । पा॒त॒ । स्व॒स्तिऽभिः॑ । सदा॑ । नः॒ ॥
यः । मृळयाति । चकुषे । चित् । आगः । वयम् । स्याम । वरुणे । अनागाः । अनु । व्रतानि । अदितेः । ऋधन्तः । यूयम् । पात । स्वस्तिभिः । सदा । नः ॥
yaḥ | mṛḷayāti | cakuṣe | cit | āgaḥ | vayam | syāma | varuṇe | anāgāḥ | anu | vratāni | aditeḥ | ṛdhantaḥ | yūyam | pāta | svasti-bhiḥ | sadā | naḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 7.87.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“pardon.”
[verb noun], dative, singular
“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.”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“sin; evildoing; mistake.”
[noun], nominative, plural
“I; mine.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“impeccant; innocent.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“vrata (vote); commandment; law; oath; command; rule; custom; vrata [word]; rule; behavior.”
[noun], genitive, singular, feminine
“Aditi; aditi [word].”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“boom; stick to.”
[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.”