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 9.63.18
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ प॑वस्व॒ हिर॑ण्यव॒दश्वा॑वत्सोम वी॒रव॑त् । वाजं॒ गोम॑न्त॒मा भ॑र ॥
आ पवस्व हिरण्यवदश्वावत्सोम वीरवत् । वाजं गोमन्तमा भर ॥
ā pavasva hiraṇyavad aśvāvat soma vīravat | vājaṃ gomantam ā bhara ||
English translation:
“Soma, pour forth wealth of gold, horses and male offspring; bring us food and cattle.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Yasus. 8.63
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): nidhruviḥ kāśyapaḥ [nidhruvi kāśyapa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ । प॒व॒स्व॒ । हिर॑ण्यऽवत् । अश्व॑ऽवत् । सो॒म॒ । वी॒रऽव॑त् । वाज॑म् । गोऽम॑न्तम् । आ । भ॒र॒ ॥
आ । पवस्व । हिरण्यवत् । अश्ववत् । सोम । वीरवत् । वाजम् । गोमन्तम् । आ । भर ॥
ā | pavasva | hiraṇya-vat | aśva-vat | soma | vīra-vat | vājam | go-mantam | ā | bhara
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.63.18 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“possessing gold.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“rich in horses.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“rich in men.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“rich in cattle; bovine.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”