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 9.13.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वा॒श्रा अ॑र्ष॒न्तीन्द॑वो॒ऽभि व॒त्सं न धे॒नव॑: । द॒ध॒न्वि॒रे गभ॑स्त्योः ॥
वाश्रा अर्षन्तीन्दवोऽभि वत्सं न धेनवः । दधन्विरे गभस्त्योः ॥
vāśrā arṣantīndavo 'bhi vatsaṃ na dhenavaḥ | dadhanvire gabhastyoḥ ||
English translation:
“Making a loud noise, the libations flow (to the vessel) like cows lowing to their calves; they are held in the arms (of the priests).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): asitaḥ kāśyapo devalo vā [asita kāśyapa devala vā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): pādanicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वा॒श्राः । अ॒र्ष॒न्ति॒ । इन्द॑वः । अ॒भि । व॒त्सम् । न । धे॒नवः॑ । द॒ध॒न्वि॒रे । गभ॑स्त्योः ॥
वाश्राः । अर्षन्ति । इन्दवः । अभि । वत्सम् । न । धेनवः । दधन्विरे । गभस्त्योः ॥
vāśrāḥ | arṣanti | indavaḥ | abhi | vatsam | na | dhenavaḥ | dadhanvire | gabhastyoḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.13.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“run.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“calf; child; Vatsa; vatsa [word]; juvenile; Vatsa; Vatsa; Vatsa; son; male child.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“cow; dhenu [word]; milk.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“run.”
[noun], locative, dual, masculine
“beam; hand; sun.”