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 9.28.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒ष वा॒जी हि॒तो नृभि॑र्विश्व॒विन्मन॑स॒स्पति॑: । अव्यो॒ वारं॒ वि धा॑वति ॥
एष वाजी हितो नृभिर्विश्वविन्मनसस्पतिः । अव्यो वारं वि धावति ॥
eṣa vājī hito nṛbhir viśvavin manasas patiḥ | avyo vāraṃ vi dhāvati ||
English translation:
“This swift-flowing (Soma) plural ced (in the vessels) by the priests, all-knowing, the lord of praise, has to the woollen (filter).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): priyamedhaḥ [priyamedha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒षः । वा॒जी । हि॒तः । नृऽभिः॑ । वि॒श्व॒ऽवित् । मन॑सः । पतिः॑ । अव्यः॑ । वार॑म् । वि । धा॒व॒ति॒ ॥
एषः । वाजी । हितः । नृभिः । विश्ववित् । मनसः । पतिः । अव्यः । वारम् । वि । धावति ॥
eṣaḥ | vājī | hitaḥ | nṛ-bhiḥ | viśva-vit | manasaḥ | patiḥ | avyaḥ | vāram | vi | dhāvati
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.28.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); etad [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“horse; bird; seven; hero; achiever; aphrodisiac.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“impel; send; spur; stimulate; urge.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”
[noun]
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“conversant(p); aware(p); enlightened; understanding.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“strainer.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“run; run; wash.”