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 9.6.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि त्यं पू॒र्व्यं मदं॑ सुवा॒नो अ॑र्ष प॒वित्र॒ आ । अ॒भि वाज॑मु॒त श्रव॑: ॥
अभि त्यं पूर्व्यं मदं सुवानो अर्ष पवित्र आ । अभि वाजमुत श्रवः ॥
abhi tyam pūrvyam madaṃ suvāno arṣa pavitra ā | abhi vājam uta śravaḥ ||
English translation:
“Rain out through the filter, while pressed that ancient exhilarating fluid, and pour us forth strength and food.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): asitaḥ kāśyapo devalo vā [asita kāśyapa devala vā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि । त्यम् । पू॒र्व्यम् । मद॑म् । सु॒वा॒नः । अ॒र्ष॒ । प॒वित्रे॑ । आ । अ॒भि । वाज॑म् । उ॒त । श्रवः॑ ॥
अभि । त्यम् । पूर्व्यम् । मदम् । सुवानः । अर्ष । पवित्रे । आ । अभि । वाजम् । उत । श्रवः ॥
abhi | tyam | pūrvyam | madam | suvānaḥ | arṣa | pavitre | ā | abhi | vājam | uta | śravaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.6.3 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“that.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“first; precedent; age-old; excellent; former(a).”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“press out; su.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“run.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“strainer.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“fame; glory; ear.”