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 9.38.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒ष स्य मद्यो॒ रसोऽव॑ चष्टे दि॒वः शिशु॑: । य इन्दु॒र्वार॒मावि॑शत् ॥
एष स्य मद्यो रसोऽव चष्टे दिवः शिशुः । य इन्दुर्वारमाविशत् ॥
eṣa sya madyo raso 'va caṣṭe divaḥ śiśuḥ | ya indur vāram āviśat ||
English translation:
“That exhilarating juice beholds all, Indu, the child of heaven, that percolates through the fleece.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): rahūgaṇaḥ [rahūgaṇa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): kakummatīgāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒षः । स्यः । मद्यः॑ । रसः॑ । अव॑ । च॒ष्टे॒ । दि॒वः । शिशुः॑ । यः । इन्दुः॑ । वार॑म् । आ । अवि॑शत् ॥
एषः । स्यः । मद्यः । रसः । अव । चष्टे । दिवः । शिशुः । यः । इन्दुः । वारम् । आ । अविशत् ॥
eṣaḥ | syaḥ | madyaḥ | rasaḥ | ava | caṣṭe | divaḥ | śiśuḥ | yaḥ | induḥ | vāram | ā | aviśat
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.38.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); etad [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“that.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“rut; intoxicate; delight; revel; rejoice; drink; ramp; exult.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“mercury; juice; medicine; rasa; alchemy; liquid; Rasa; mahārasa; taste; broth; elixir; resin; rasa; essence; six; water; soup; liquid body substance; rasa; formulation; myrrh; rasa [word]; amṛta; purpose; delight; solution; milk; beverage; alcohol; sap; nectar; Rasātala.”
[adverb]
“down.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“watch; look.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“child; young; baby; śiśu [word]; Śiśu; male child; fetus.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“strainer.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“enter; overwhelm; possess; approach; afflict; enter (a state); reach; wear.”