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 9.64.26

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उ॒तो स॒हस्र॑भर्णसं॒ वाचं॑ सोम मख॒स्युव॑म् । पु॒ना॒न इ॑न्द॒वा भ॑र ॥
उतो सहस्रभर्णसं वाचं सोम मखस्युवम् । पुनान इन्दवा भर ॥
uto sahasrabharṇasaṃ vācaṃ soma makhasyuvam | punāna indav ā bhara ||

English translation:

“Brilliant Soma, when purified bring (us) a voice, feeding thousands and desiring wealth.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उ॒तो इति॑ । स॒हस्र॑ऽभर्णसम् । वाच॑म् । सो॒म॒ । म॒ख॒स्युव॑म् । पु॒ना॒नः । इ॒न्दो॒ इति॑ । आ । भ॒र॒ ॥
उतो इति । सहस्रभर्णसम् । वाचम् । सोम । मखस्युवम् । पुनानः । इन्दो इति । आ । भर ॥
uto iti | sahasra-bharṇasam | vācam | soma | makhasyuvam | punānaḥ | indo iti | ā | bhara

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.64.26 English analysis of grammar]

uto < uta

[adverb]

“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”

uto < u

[adverb]

“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”

sahasrabharṇasaṃ < sahasrabharṇasam < sahasrabharṇas

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

vācaṃ < vācam < vāc

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

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

soma

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

makhasyuvam < makhasyu

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

punāna < punānaḥ <

[verb noun], nominative, singular

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

indav < indo < indu

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”

ā

[adverb]

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

bhara < bhṛ

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”

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