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 9.48.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तं त्वा॑ नृ॒म्णानि॒ बिभ्र॑तं स॒धस्थे॑षु म॒हो दि॒वः । चारुं॑ सुकृ॒त्यये॑महे ॥
तं त्वा नृम्णानि बिभ्रतं सधस्थेषु महो दिवः । चारुं सुकृत्ययेमहे ॥
taṃ tvā nṛmṇāni bibhrataṃ sadhastheṣu maho divaḥ | cāruṃ sukṛtyayemahe ||
English translation:
“By sacred rites we solicit (wealth) of you, auspicious, bearing wealth, abiding in the regions of the vast heaven.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kavibhārgavaḥ [kavibhārgava];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तम् । त्वा॒ । नृ॒म्णानि॑ । विभ्र॑तम् । स॒धऽस्थे॑षु । म॒हः । दि॒वः । चारु॑म् । सु॒ऽकृ॒त्यया॑ । ई॒म॒हे॒ ॥
तम् । त्वा । नृम्णानि । विभ्रतम् । सधस्थेषु । महः । दिवः । चारुम् । सुकृत्यया । ईमहे ॥
tam | tvā | nṛmṇāni | vibhratam | sadha-stheṣu | mahaḥ | divaḥ | cārum | su-kṛtyayā | īmahe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.48.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“manhood; power.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”
[noun], locative, plural, neuter
“dwelling; location; home.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“pleasant; beautiful; beloved; agreeable; cāru [word].”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“magic; spirit; kṛtyā; Kṛtyā; witchcraft; act.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“beg; solicit.”