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 9.3.6

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ए॒ष विप्रै॑र॒भिष्टु॑तो॒ऽपो दे॒वो वि गा॑हते । दध॒द्रत्ना॑नि दा॒शुषे॑ ॥
एष विप्रैरभिष्टुतोऽपो देवो वि गाहते । दधद्रत्नानि दाशुषे ॥
eṣa viprair abhiṣṭuto 'po devo vi gāhate | dadhad ratnāni dāśuṣe ||

English translation:

“This divine (Soma), praised by the priests and giving wealth to the worshipper, plural nges into the waters.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

The waters are those called vasatīvaryaḥ, with which Soma is sprinkled

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śunaḥ śepaḥ [śuna śepa];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ए॒षः । विप्रैः॑ । अ॒भिऽस्तु॑तः । अ॒पः । दे॒वः । वि । गा॒ह॒ते॒ । दध॑त् । रत्ना॑नि । दा॒शुषे॑ ॥
एषः । विप्रैः । अभिस्तुतः । अपः । देवः । वि । गाहते । दधत् । रत्नानि । दाशुषे ॥
eṣaḥ | vipraiḥ | abhi-stutaḥ | apaḥ | devaḥ | vi | gāhate | dadhat | ratnāni | dāśuṣe

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.3.6 English analysis of grammar]

eṣa < etad

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); etad [word].”

viprair < vipraiḥ < vipra

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“Brahmin; poet; singer; priest; guru; Vipra.”

abhiṣṭuto < abhiṣṭutaḥ < abhiṣṭu < √stu

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“laud; recite.”

'po < apaḥ < ap

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”

devo < devaḥ < deva

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

vi

[adverb]

“apart; away; away.”

gāhate < gāh

[verb], singular, Present indikative

dadhad < dadhat < dhā

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”

ratnāni < ratna

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“jewel; wealth; best; treasure; vajra; property; jewel; ruby; jewelry.”

dāśuṣe < dāś

[verb noun], dative, singular

“sacrifice; give.”

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