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 9.39.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ॒शुर॑र्ष बृहन्मते॒ परि॑ प्रि॒येण॒ धाम्ना॑ । यत्र॑ दे॒वा इति॒ ब्रव॑न् ॥
आशुरर्ष बृहन्मते परि प्रियेण धाम्ना । यत्र देवा इति ब्रवन् ॥
āśur arṣa bṛhanmate pari priyeṇa dhāmnā | yatra devā iti bravan ||
English translation:
“Great-minded Soma, go swift with your body that is most dear (to the gods), saying, 'Where are the gods?'”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Sāmaveda has bruvan for bravan
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bṛhanmatiḥ [bṛhanmati];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ॒शुः । अ॒र्ष॒ । बृ॒ह॒त्ऽम॒ते॒ । परि॑ । प्रि॒येण॑ । धाम्ना॑ । यत्र॑ । दे॒वाः । इति॑ । ब्रव॑न् ॥
आशुः । अर्ष । बृहत्मते । परि । प्रियेण । धाम्ना । यत्र । देवाः । इति । ब्रवन् ॥
āśuḥ | arṣa | bṛhat-mate | pari | priyeṇa | dhāmnā | yatra | devāḥ | iti | bravan
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.39.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“quick; fast; immediate; agile.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“run.”
[noun]
“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”
[adverb]
“from; about; around.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“domain; dwelling; law; appearance; light; race; agreement; color; location.”
[adverb]
“wherein; once [when].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[adverb]
“thus; so; iti [word].”
[verb], plural, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“say; tell; describe; speak; state; answer; call; explain; address; proclaim; talk; talk; choose.”