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...
Disclaimer: These are translations of Sanskrit texts and are not necessarily approved by everyone associated with the traditions connected to these texts. Consult the source and original scripture in case of doubt.
Rig Veda 7.88.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ध्रु॒वासु॑ त्वा॒सु क्षि॒तिषु॑ क्षि॒यन्तो॒ व्य१॒॑स्मत्पाशं॒ वरु॑णो मुमोचत् । अवो॑ वन्वा॒ना अदि॑तेरु॒पस्था॑द्यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभि॒: सदा॑ नः ॥
ध्रुवासु त्वासु क्षितिषु क्षियन्तो व्यस्मत्पाशं वरुणो मुमोचत् । अवो वन्वाना अदितेरुपस्थाद्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
dhruvāsu tvāsu kṣitiṣu kṣiyanto vy asmat pāśaṃ varuṇo mumocat | avo vanvānā aditer upasthād yūyam pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||
English translation:
“While dwelling in these durable worlds, may Varuṇa loose our bonds; may we be enjoyers of theprotection (which has been given by him) from the lap of Aditi, and do you (gods) ever cherish us with blessingṣ”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Aditi = Pṛthivī, earth
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasiṣṭhaḥ [vasiṣṭha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): varuṇaḥ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ध्रु॒वासु॑ । त्वा॒ । आ॒सु । क्षि॒तिषु॑ । क्षि॒यन्तः॑ । वि । अ॒स्मत् । पाश॑म् । वरु॑णः । मु॒मो॒च॒त् । अवः॑ । व॒न्वा॒नाः । अदि॑तेः । उ॒पऽस्था॑त् । यू॒यम् । पा॒त॒ । स्व॒स्तिऽभिः॑ । सदा॑ । नः॒ ॥
ध्रुवासु । त्वा । आसु । क्षितिषु । क्षियन्तः । वि । अस्मत् । पाशम् । वरुणः । मुमोचत् । अवः । वन्वानाः । अदितेः । उपस्थात् । यूयम् । पात । स्वस्तिभिः । सदा । नः ॥
dhruvāsu | tvā | āsu | kṣitiṣu | kṣiyantaḥ | vi | asmat | pāśam | varuṇaḥ | mumocat | avaḥ | vanvānāḥ | aditeḥ | upa-sthāt | yūyam | pāta | svasti-bhiḥ | sadā | naḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 7.88.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], locative, plural, feminine
“certain; fixed; permanent; changeless; firm; safe; resident; immovable; fixed; fixed; vital; faithful.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], locative, plural, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], locative, plural, feminine
“floor; Earth; earth; pṛthivī; people; dwelling; battlefield; Earth; estate; colony; house.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“govern; inhabit; dwell; stay; predominate; bide; own.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[noun], ablative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“noose; shackle; eye; pāśa [word]; fetter.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (subj.)
“liberate; emit; get rid of; shoot; release; put; tousle; secrete; fill into; shoot; spill; lose; ejaculate; exclude; free; remove; loosen; let go of; add; shed; want; save; defecate; heal; fart; open; abandon; discard; precipitate; reject; lay; unleash; exhale; discharge.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“aid; favor; protection.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“obtain; gain; desire; get; like; love; overcome.”
[noun], genitive, singular, feminine
“Aditi; aditi [word].”
[noun], ablative, singular, masculine
“genitalia; lap; sexual desire; anus.”
[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.”