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 9.66.4

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

पव॑स्व ज॒नय॒न्निषो॒ऽभि विश्वा॑नि॒ वार्या॑ । सखा॒ सखि॑भ्य ऊ॒तये॑ ॥
पवस्व जनयन्निषोऽभि विश्वानि वार्या । सखा सखिभ्य ऊतये ॥
pavasva janayann iṣo 'bhi viśvāni vāryā | sakhā sakhibhya ūtaye ||

English translation:

Soma, who are a friend, do you for the sake of all our desirable (praises) approach genitive rating food for (us your) friends for our support.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śataṃ vaikhānasāḥ;
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

पव॑स्व । ज॒नय॑न् । इषः॑ । अ॒भि । विश्वा॑नि । वार्या॑ । सखा॑ । सखि॑ऽभ्यः । ऊ॒तये॑ ॥
पवस्व । जनयन् । इषः । अभि । विश्वानि । वार्या । सखा । सखिभ्यः । ऊतये ॥
pavasva | janayan | iṣaḥ | abhi | viśvāni | vāryā | sakhā | sakhi-bhyaḥ | ūtaye

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.66.4 English analysis of grammar]

pavasva <

[verb], singular, Present imperative

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

janayann < janayan < janay < √jan

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“cause; give birth; produce; beget; generate; originate; create; create; make.”

iṣo < iṣaḥ < iṣ

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“refreshment; enjoyment; stores.”

'bhi < abhi

[adverb]

“towards; on.”

viśvāni < viśva

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

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

vāryā < vārya

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“wealth.”

sakhā < sakhi

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“friend; companion; sakhi [word].”

sakhibhya < sakhibhyaḥ < sakhi

[noun], dative, plural, masculine

“friend; companion; sakhi [word].”

ūtaye < ūti

[noun], dative, singular, feminine

“aid; favor; ūti [word].”

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