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 7.99.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वष॑ट् ते विष्णवा॒स आ कृ॑णोमि॒ तन्मे॑ जुषस्व शिपिविष्ट ह॒व्यम् । वर्ध॑न्तु त्वा सुष्टु॒तयो॒ गिरो॑ मे यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभि॒: सदा॑ नः ॥
वषट् ते विष्णवास आ कृणोमि तन्मे जुषस्व शिपिविष्ट हव्यम् । वर्धन्तु त्वा सुष्टुतयो गिरो मे यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
vaṣaṭ te viṣṇav āsa ā kṛṇomi tan me juṣasva śipiviṣṭa havyam | vardhantu tvā suṣṭutayo giro me yūyam pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||
English translation:
“I offer, Viṣṇu, the oblation plural ced before you with the exclamation Vaṣa: be plural ased, Śipiviṣṭa, withmy offering; may my laudatory hymns magnify you; and do you (gods) ever cherish us with blessings.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasiṣṭhaḥ [vasiṣṭha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viṣṇuḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वष॑ट् । ते॒ । वि॒ष्णो॒ इति॑ । आ॒सः । आ । कृ॒णो॒मि॒ । तत् । मे॒ । जु॒ष॒स्व॒ । शि॒पि॒ऽवि॒ष्ट॒ । ह॒व्यम् । वर्ध॑न्तु । त्वा॒ । सु॒ऽस्तु॒तयः॑ । गिरः॑ । मे॒ । यू॒यम् । पा॒त॒ । स्व॒स्तिऽभिः॑ । सदा॑ । नः॒ ॥
वषट् । ते । विष्णो इति । आसः । आ । कृणोमि । तत् । मे । जुषस्व । शिपिविष्ट । हव्यम् । वर्धन्तु । त्वा । सुस्तुतयः । गिरः । मे । यूयम् । पात । स्वस्तिभिः । सदा । नः ॥
vaṣaṭ | te | viṣṇo iti | āsaḥ | ā | kṛṇomi | tat | me | juṣasva | śipi-viṣṭa | havyam | vardhantu | tvā | su-stutayaḥ | giraḥ | me | yūyam | pāta | svasti-bhiḥ | sadā | naḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 7.99.7 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“vaṣaṭ!; vaṣat [word].”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Vishnu; Krishna; Viṣṇu; Om; Shiva.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“mouth.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“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.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“I; mine.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“Havya; offering; havya [word].”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“I; mine.”
[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.”