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 9.62.12

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ प॑वस्व सह॒स्रिणं॑ र॒यिं गोम॑न्तम॒श्विन॑म् । पु॒रु॒श्च॒न्द्रं पु॑रु॒स्पृह॑म् ॥
आ पवस्व सहस्रिणं रयिं गोमन्तमश्विनम् । पुरुश्चन्द्रं पुरुस्पृहम् ॥
ā pavasva sahasriṇaṃ rayiṃ gomantam aśvinam | puruścandram puruspṛham ||

English translation:

“Pour forth thousand-fold wealth, together with cattle and horses, delighting many, desired by many.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ । प॒व॒स्व॒ । स॒ह॒स्रिण॑म् । र॒यिम् । गोऽम॑न्तम् । अ॒श्विन॑म् । पु॒रु॒ऽच॒न्द्रम् । पु॒रु॒ऽस्पृहम् ॥
आ । पवस्व । सहस्रिणम् । रयिम् । गोमन्तम् । अश्विनम् । पुरुचन्द्रम् । पुरुस्पृहम् ॥
ā | pavasva | sahasriṇam | rayim | go-mantam | aśvinam | puru-candram | puru-spṛham

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.62.12 English analysis of grammar]

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

pavasva <

[verb], singular, Present imperative

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

sahasriṇaṃ < sahasriṇam < sahasrin

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“thousandfold.”

rayiṃ < rayim < rayi

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“wealth; property.”

gomantam < gomat

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“rich in cattle; bovine.”

aśvinam < aśvin

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“rich in horses; horsy.”

puruścandram < puru

[noun]

“many; much(a); very.”

puruścandram < ścandram < ścandra

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“shining; glistening; brilliant.”

puruspṛham < puruspṛh

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“coveted; desirous.”

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