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 9.44.2

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

म॒ती जु॒ष्टो धि॒या हि॒तः सोमो॑ हिन्वे परा॒वति॑ । विप्र॑स्य॒ धार॑या क॒विः ॥
मती जुष्टो धिया हितः सोमो हिन्वे परावति । विप्रस्य धारया कविः ॥
matī juṣṭo dhiyā hitaḥ somo hinve parāvati | viprasya dhārayā kaviḥ ||

English translation:

“The sage Soma gratified by the praise of the pious (worshipper) prepared for the sacrifice is sent in a stream at a distance (from the filter).”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

म॒ती । जु॒ष्टः । धि॒या । हि॒तः । सोमः॑ । हि॒न्वे॒ । प॒रा॒ऽवति॑ । विप्र॑स्य । धार॑या । क॒विः ॥
मती । जुष्टः । धिया । हितः । सोमः । हिन्वे । परावति । विप्रस्य । धारया । कविः ॥
matī | juṣṭaḥ | dhiyā | hitaḥ | somaḥ | hinve | parāvati | viprasya | dhārayā | kaviḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.44.2 English analysis of grammar]

matī < mati

[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine

“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”

juṣṭo < juṣṭaḥ < juṣ

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”

dhiyā < dhī

[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine

“intelligence; prayer; mind; insight; idea; hymn; purpose; art; knowledge.”

hitaḥ < hi

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“impel; send; spur; stimulate; urge.”

somo < somaḥ < soma

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

hinve < hi

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“impel; send; spur; stimulate; urge.”

parāvati < parāvat

[noun], locative, singular, feminine

“distance; distance; distance.”

viprasya < vipra

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“Brahmin; poet; singer; priest; guru; Vipra.”

dhārayā < dhārā

[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine

“flush; flow; current; spring; fountain.”

kaviḥ < kavi

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“poet; wise man; bard; Venus; Uśanas; kavi [word]; Kavi; prophet; guru; Brahma.”

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