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 8.18.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तत्सु न॑: सवि॒ता भगो॒ वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा । शर्म॑ यच्छन्तु स॒प्रथो॒ यदीम॑हे ॥
तत्सु नः सविता भगो वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा । शर्म यच्छन्तु सप्रथो यदीमहे ॥
tat su naḥ savitā bhago varuṇo mitro aryamā | śarma yacchantu sapratho yad īmahe ||
English translation:
“May Savitā, Bhaga, Varuṇa, Mitra, and Aryaman bestow upon us that ample felicity which we solicit.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): irimbiṭhiḥ kāṇvaḥ [irimbiṭhi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ādityāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): uṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तत् । सु । नः॒ । स॒वि॒ता । भगः॑ । वरु॑णः । मि॒त्रः । अ॒र्य॒मा । शर्म॑ । य॒च्छ॒न्तु॒ । स॒ऽप्रथः॑ । यत् । ईम॑हे ॥
तत् । सु । नः । सविता । भगः । वरुणः । मित्रः । अर्यमा । शर्म । यच्छन्तु । सप्रथः । यत् । ईमहे ॥
tat | su | naḥ | savitā | bhagaḥ | varuṇaḥ | mitraḥ | aryamā | śarma | yacchantu | sa-prathaḥ | yat | īmahe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.18.3 English analysis of grammar]
[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.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Savitar; sun; Surya; Savitṛ.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Bhaga; vulva; good fortune; vagina; bhaga [word]; sun; well-being; happiness; overlord.”
[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
“Aryaman; aryaman [word]; sun.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“protection; protective covering; refuge; joy.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“concentrate; grant; restrain; cause; control; offer; cover; raise.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“extensive; wide; extended.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“beg; solicit.”