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 8.5.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ता सु॑दे॒वाय॑ दा॒शुषे॑ सुमे॒धामवि॑तारिणीम् । घृ॒तैर्गव्यू॑तिमुक्षतम् ॥
ता सुदेवाय दाशुषे सुमेधामवितारिणीम् । घृतैर्गव्यूतिमुक्षतम् ॥
tā sudevāya dāśuṣe sumedhām avitāriṇīm | ghṛtair gavyūtim ukṣatam ||
English translation:
“Sprinkle well with water the pure unfailing pasturage (of his cattle) for the devout donor (of theoblation).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): brahmātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ [brahmātithi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): aśvinau ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ता । सु॒ऽदे॒वाय॑ । दा॒शुषे॑ । सु॒ऽमे॒धाम् । अवि॑ऽतारिणीम् । घृ॒तैः । गव्यू॑तिम् । उ॒क्ष॒त॒म् ॥
ता । सुदेवाय । दाशुषे । सुमेधाम् । अवितारिणीम् । घृतैः । गव्यूतिम् । उक्षतम् ॥
tā | su-devāya | dāśuṣe | su-medhām | avi-tāriṇīm | ghṛtaiḥ | gavyūtim | ukṣatam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.5.6 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb noun], dative, singular
“sacrifice; give.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“intelligence; medhā [word]; Medhā.”
[adverb]
“not; akāra; a [taddhita]; a [word]; a; a.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“ghee; fat.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“pasture.”
[verb], dual, Present imperative
“sprinkle; wet.”