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 8.18.22
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ये चि॒द्धि मृ॒त्युब॑न्धव॒ आदि॑त्या॒ मन॑व॒: स्मसि॑ । प्र सू न॒ आयु॑र्जी॒वसे॑ तिरेतन ॥
ये चिद्धि मृत्युबन्धव आदित्या मनवः स्मसि । प्र सू न आयुर्जीवसे तिरेतन ॥
ye cid dhi mṛtyubandhava ādityā manavaḥ smasi | pra sū na āyur jīvase tiretana ||
English translation:
“Since, Ādityas, we mortals are of kin to death, do you benevolently (exert yourselves to) prolong ourlives.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): irimbiṭhiḥ kāṇvaḥ [irimbiṭhi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ādityāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): uṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ये । चि॒त् । हि । मृ॒त्युऽब॑न्धवः । आदि॑त्याः । मन॑वः । स्मसि॑ । प्र । सु । नः॒ । आयुः॑ । जी॒वसे॑ । ति॒रे॒त॒न॒ ॥
ये । चित् । हि । मृत्युबन्धवः । आदित्याः । मनवः । स्मसि । प्र । सु । नः । आयुः । जीवसे । तिरेतन ॥
ye | cit | hi | mṛtyu-bandhavaḥ | ādityāḥ | manavaḥ | smasi | pra | su | naḥ | āyuḥ | jīvase | tiretana
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.18.22 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], masculine
“death; Yama; māraṇa; Mṛtyu.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“relative; bandhu [word]; association; friend; kin.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“sun; Aditya; Surya; āditya [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Manu; mantra; Manusmṛti; fourteen; man; manu [word]; Vaivasvata; incantation; sacred text.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“life; longevity; āyus; life; āyus [word]; Āyus.”
[verb noun]
“survive; be; exist; live on; dwell.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“traverse; overcome; float; rescue; reach; satisfy.”