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 8.25.13
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तद्वार्यं॑ वृणीमहे॒ वरि॑ष्ठं गोप॒यत्य॑म् । मि॒त्रो यत्पान्ति॒ वरु॑णो॒ यद॑र्य॒मा ॥
तद्वार्यं वृणीमहे वरिष्ठं गोपयत्यम् । मित्रो यत्पान्ति वरुणो यदर्यमा ॥
tad vāryaṃ vṛṇīmahe variṣṭhaṃ gopayatyam | mitro yat pānti varuṇo yad aryamā ||
English translation:
“We solicit that ample, all-desired, all-guarding (wealth) which Mitra, Varuṇa and Aryaman hold undertheir protection.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): viśvamanā vaiyaśvaḥ [viśvamanā vaiyaśva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): mitrāvaruṇau ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍuṣnik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तत् । वार्य॑म् । वृ॒णी॒म॒हे॒ । वरि॑ष्ठम् । गो॒प॒यत्य॑म् । मि॒त्रः । यत् । पान्ति॑ । वरु॑णः । यत् । अ॒र्य॒मा ॥
तत् । वार्यम् । वृणीमहे । वरिष्ठम् । गोपयत्यम् । मित्रः । यत् । पान्ति । वरुणः । यत् । अर्यमा ॥
tat | vāryam | vṛṇīmahe | variṣṭham | gopayatyam | mitraḥ | yat | pānti | varuṇaḥ | yat | aryamā
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.25.13 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.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“wealth.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“choose; ask.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“best; preferable.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“protect; govern.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Aryaman; aryaman [word]; sun.”