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 8.25.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
नपा॑ता॒ शव॑सो म॒हः सू॒नू दक्ष॑स्य सु॒क्रतू॑ । सृ॒प्रदा॑नू इ॒षो वास्त्वधि॑ क्षितः ॥
नपाता शवसो महः सूनू दक्षस्य सुक्रतू । सृप्रदानू इषो वास्त्वधि क्षितः ॥
napātā śavaso mahaḥ sūnū dakṣasya sukratū | sṛpradānū iṣo vāstv adhi kṣitaḥ ||
English translation:
“Grandson sof mighty strength, son sof energy, doers of good deeds, liberal benefactors, they presideover the habitation of food.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): viśvamanā vaiyaśvaḥ [viśvamanā vaiyaśva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): mitrāvaruṇau ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛduṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
नपा॑ता । शव॑सः । म॒हः । सू॒नू इति॑ । दक्ष॑स्य । सु॒क्रतू॒ इति॑ सु॒ऽक्रतू॑ । सृ॒प्रदा॑नू॒ इति॑ सृ॒प्रऽदा॑नू । इ॒षः । वास्तु॑ । अधि॑ । क्षि॒तः॒ ॥
नपाता । शवसः । महः । सूनू इति । दक्षस्य । सुक्रतू इति सुक्रतू । सृप्रदानू इति सृप्रदानू । इषः । वास्तु । अधि । क्षितः ॥
napātā | śavasaḥ | mahaḥ | sūnū iti | dakṣasya | sukratūitisu-kratū | sṛpradānūitisṛpra-dānū | iṣaḥ | vāstu | adhi | kṣitaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.25.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“grandson; nephew; napāt [word].”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“strength; power; superiority.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“son; offspring.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Dakṣa; ability; cock; fitness; will; purpose; disposition; cock.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”
[noun]
“glossy; greasy.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“Dānu; dew; drop.”
[noun], genitive, singular, feminine
“refreshment; enjoyment; stores.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“vacant lot; site; space; extension; house; architecture.”
[adverb]
“on; from; accordingly.”
[verb], dual, Present indikative
“govern; inhabit; dwell; stay; predominate; bide; own.”