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 9.28.5

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ए॒ष सूर्य॑मरोचय॒त्पव॑मानो॒ विच॑र्षणिः । विश्वा॒ धामा॑नि विश्व॒वित् ॥
एष सूर्यमरोचयत्पवमानो विचर्षणिः । विश्वा धामानि विश्ववित् ॥
eṣa sūryam arocayat pavamāno vicarṣaṇiḥ | viśvā dhāmāni viśvavit ||

English translation:

“This purified, all-contemplating, all-knowing (Soma) gives radiance to the sun and all the spheres (of light).”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): priyamedhaḥ [priyamedha];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ए॒षः । सूर्य॑म् । अ॒रो॒च॒य॒त् । पव॑मानः । विऽच॑र्षणिः । विश्वा॑ । धामा॑नि । वि॒श्व॒ऽवित् ॥
एषः । सूर्यम् । अरोचयत् । पवमानः । विचर्षणिः । विश्वा । धामानि । विश्ववित् ॥
eṣaḥ | sūryam | arocayat | pavamānaḥ | vi-carṣaṇiḥ | viśvā | dhāmāni | viśva-vit

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.28.5 English analysis of grammar]

eṣa < etad

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

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

sūryam < sūrya

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“sun; Surya; sūrya [word]; right nostril; twelve; Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sūryakānta; sunlight; best.”

arocayat < rocay < √ruc

[verb], singular, Imperfect

“like; approve; like; simulate.”

pavamāno < pavamānaḥ <

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”

vicarṣaṇiḥ < vicarṣaṇi

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“excellent.”

viśvā < viśva

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

dhāmāni < dhāman

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“domain; dwelling; law; appearance; light; race; agreement; color; location.”

viśvavit < viśva

[noun]

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

viśvavit < vid

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“conversant(p); aware(p); enlightened; understanding.”

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