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 9.64.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वृष्ण॑स्ते॒ वृष्ण्यं॒ शवो॒ वृषा॒ वनं॒ वृषा॒ मद॑: । स॒त्यं वृ॑ष॒न्वृषेद॑सि ॥
वृष्णस्ते वृष्ण्यं शवो वृषा वनं वृषा मदः । सत्यं वृषन्वृषेदसि ॥
vṛṣṇas te vṛṣṇyaṃ śavo vṛṣā vanaṃ vṛṣā madaḥ | satyaṃ vṛṣan vṛṣed asi ||
English translation:
“O sprinkler, the strengh of you the sprinkler consists in sprinkling, your worship consists in sprinkling, your juice consists in sprinkling; you truly are always the sprinkler.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kaśyapaḥ [kaśyapa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वृष्णः॑ । ते॒ । वृष्ण्य॑म् । शवः॑ । वृषा॑ । वन॑म् । वृषा॑ । मदः॑ । स॒त्यम् । वृ॒ष॒न् । वृषा॑ । इत् । अ॒सि॒ ॥
वृष्णः । ते । वृष्ण्यम् । शवः । वृषा । वनम् । वृषा । मदः । सत्यम् । वृषन् । वृषा । इत् । असि ॥
vṛṣṇaḥ | te | vṛṣṇyam | śavaḥ | vṛṣā | vanam | vṛṣā | madaḥ | satyam | vṛṣan | vṛṣā | it | asi
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.64.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“bull; Indra; stallion; Vṛṣan; man.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“strength; power; superiority.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“bull; Indra; stallion; Vṛṣan; man.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“forest; wood; tree; grove; vana [word]; forest; brush.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“bull; Indra; stallion; Vṛṣan; man.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“truth; oath; satya [word]; promise.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“bull; Indra; stallion; Vṛṣan; man.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“bull; Indra; stallion; Vṛṣan; man.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”