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 8.47.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वि॒दा दे॑वा अ॒घाना॒मादि॑त्यासो अ॒पाकृ॑तिम् । प॒क्षा वयो॒ यथो॒परि॒ व्य१॒॑स्मे शर्म॑ यच्छताने॒हसो॑ व ऊ॒तय॑: सु॒तयो॑ व ऊ॒तय॑: ॥
विदा देवा अघानामादित्यासो अपाकृतिम् । पक्षा वयो यथोपरि व्यस्मे शर्म यच्छतानेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
vidā devā aghānām ādityāso apākṛtim | pakṣā vayo yathopari vy asme śarma yacchatānehaso va ūtayaḥ suūtayo va ūtayaḥ ||
English translation:
“Divine Ādityas, you know the averting of evils; as birds (spread) their wings over (their) young, grantus happiness; your aids are void of harm, your aids are true aids.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): trita āptyaḥ [trita āptya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ādityāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): bhuriktriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वि॒द । दे॒वाः॒ । अ॒घाना॑म् । आदि॑त्यासः । अ॒प॒ऽआकृ॑तिम् । प॒क्षा । वयः॑ । यथा॑ । उ॒परि॑ । वि । अ॒स्मे इति॑ । शर्म॑ । य॒च्छ॒त॒ । अ॒ने॒हसः॑ । वः॒ । ऊ॒तयः॑ । सु॒ऽऊ॒तयः॑ । वः॒ । ऊ॒तयः॑ ॥
विद । देवाः । अघानाम् । आदित्यासः । अपआकृतिम् । पक्षा । वयः । यथा । उपरि । वि । अस्मे इति । शर्म । यच्छत । अनेहसः । वः । ऊतयः । सुऊतयः । वः । ऊतयः ॥
vida | devāḥ | aghānām | ādityāsaḥ | apa-ākṛtim | pakṣā | vayaḥ | yathā | upari | vi | asme iti | śarma | yacchata | anehasaḥ | vaḥ | ūtayaḥ | su-ūtayaḥ | vaḥ | ūtayaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.47.2 English analysis of grammar]
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], genitive, plural, neuter
“sin; evil; impurity; agha [word].”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“sun; Aditya; Surya; āditya [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“Pakṣa; wing; side; pakṣa; assumption; opinion; side; option; pakṣa [word]; side; position; case; feather; faction; parent; one-half; two; contradiction; flank; set.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“vi; bird; vi.”
[adverb]
“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”
[adverb]
“above; up; additionally; upari [word]; subsequently.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“protection; protective covering; refuge; joy.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“concentrate; grant; restrain; cause; control; offer; cover; raise.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“faultless; anehas [word]; incomparable.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“aid; favor; ūti [word].”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“aid; favor; ūti [word].”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“aid; favor; ūti [word].”