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 9.62.25

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

पव॑स्व वा॒चो अ॑ग्रि॒यः सोम॑ चि॒त्राभि॑रू॒तिभि॑: । अ॒भि विश्वा॑नि॒ काव्या॑ ॥
पवस्व वाचो अग्रियः सोम चित्राभिरूतिभिः । अभि विश्वानि काव्या ॥
pavasva vāco agriyaḥ soma citrābhir ūtibhiḥ | abhi viśvāni kāvyā ||

English translation:

Soma, who are most excellent, flow with your marvellous protection towards our praises, towards all hymns (of praise).”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

पव॑स्व । वा॒चः । अ॒ग्रि॒यः । सोम॑ । चि॒त्राभिः॑ । ऊ॒तिऽभिः॑ । अ॒भि । विश्वा॑नि । काव्या॑ ॥
पवस्व । वाचः । अग्रियः । सोम । चित्राभिः । ऊतिभिः । अभि । विश्वानि । काव्या ॥
pavasva | vācaḥ | agniyaḥ | soma | citrābhiḥ | ūti-bhiḥ | abhi | viśvāni | kāvyā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.62.25 English analysis of grammar]

pavasva <

[verb], singular, Present imperative

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

vāco < vācaḥ < vāc

[noun], genitive, singular, feminine

“speech; statement; voice; voice; speech; language; vāc [word]; word; literary composition; conversation; sound; Sarasvati; cry; assurance; spell.”

agriyaḥ < agriya

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

soma

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

citrābhir < citrābhiḥ < citra

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“manifold; extraordinary; beautiful; divers(a); varicolored; bright; bright; bright; outstanding; agitated; aglitter(p); brilliant; painted; obvious; patched; bizarre.”

ūtibhiḥ < ūti

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“aid; favor; ūti [word].”

abhi

[adverb]

“towards; on.”

viśvāni < viśva

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

kāvyā < kāvya

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“Uśanas; poem; Kāvya; wisdom.”

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