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 8.29.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
प॒थ एक॑: पीपाय॒ तस्क॑रो यथाँ ए॒ष वे॑द निधी॒नाम् ॥
पथ एकः पीपाय तस्करो यथाँ एष वेद निधीनाम् ॥
patha ekaḥ pīpāya taskaro yathām̐ eṣa veda nidhīnām ||
English translation:
“One (Pūṣan) watches the roads like a robber, and is cognizant of hidden treasures.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
I.e. roads ofheaven or hell
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): manurvaivasvataḥ kaśyapo vā mārīcaḥ [manurvaivasvata kaśyapa vā mārīca];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): ārcībhuriggāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
प॒थः । एकः॑ । पी॒पा॒य॒ । तस्क॑रः । य॒था॒ । ए॒षः । वे॒द॒ । नि॒ऽधी॒नाम् ॥
पथः । एकः । पीपाय । तस्करः । यथा । एषः । वेद । निधीनाम् ॥
pathaḥ | ekaḥ | pīpāya | taskaraḥ | yathā | eṣaḥ | veda | ni-dhīnām
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.29.6 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“way; road; path [word]; journey; method.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“swell; abound; swell.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“thief; mugger.”
[adverb]
“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”
[adverb]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); etad [word].”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“hoard; receptacle; treasure; ocean; instrument.”