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 9.70.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
शुचि॑: पुना॒नस्त॒न्व॑मरे॒पस॒मव्ये॒ हरि॒र्न्य॑धाविष्ट॒ सान॑वि । जुष्टो॑ मि॒त्राय॒ वरु॑णाय वा॒यवे॑ त्रि॒धातु॒ मधु॑ क्रियते सु॒कर्म॑भिः ॥
शुचिः पुनानस्तन्वमरेपसमव्ये हरिर्न्यधाविष्ट सानवि । जुष्टो मित्राय वरुणाय वायवे त्रिधातु मधु क्रियते सुकर्मभिः ॥
śuciḥ punānas tanvam arepasam avye harir ny adhāviṣṭa sānavi | juṣṭo mitrāya varuṇāya vāyave tridhātu madhu kriyate sukarmabhiḥ ||
English translation:
“Brilliant cleansing his sinless body, the green-tinted (Soma) is plural ced on the high-plural ced fleece; sufficient for Mitra, Varuṇa, and Vāyu the exhilarating (Soma) mixed with the three ingredients is prepared by the performers of good rites.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Sinless: Or, motionless, i.e., plural ced the vessel; the three ingredients: tridhātu, three ores; or, water, curds, and milk
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): renurvaiśvāmitraḥ [renurvaiśvāmitra];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
शुचिः॑ । पु॒ना॒नः । त॒न्व॑म् । अ॒रे॒पस॑म् । अव्ये॑ । हरिः॑ । नि । अ॒धा॒वि॒ष्ट॒ । सान॑वि । जुष्टः॑ । मि॒त्राय॑ । वरु॑णाय । वा॒यवे॑ । त्रि॒ऽधातु॑ । मधु॑ । क्रि॒य॒ते॒ । सु॒कर्म॑ऽभिः ॥
शुचिः । पुनानः । तन्वम् । अरेपसम् । अव्ये । हरिः । नि । अधाविष्ट । सानवि । जुष्टः । मित्राय । वरुणाय । वायवे । त्रिधातु । मधु । क्रियते । सुकर्मभिः ॥
śuciḥ | punānaḥ | tanvam | arepasam | avye | hariḥ | ni | adhāviṣṭa | sānavi | juṣṭaḥ | mitrāya | varuṇāya | vāyave | tri-dhātu | madhu | kriyate | sukarma-bhiḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.70.8 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“clean; clean; pure; bright; clear; honest; śuci [word]; clear; impeccant.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“body; self; own(a); person; form.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“immaculate.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“reddish brown; yellow; pale; yellow; aureate.”
[adverb]
“back; down.”
[verb], singular, Athematic is aor. (Ind.)
“wash; purify; cleanse.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“tableland; ridge; peak; back; ridge; guru.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“wind; Vayu; vāta; prāṇa (coll.); air; air; fart; breath; northwest; draft; vāyu [word]; Vāyu; Marut.”
[noun]
“three; tri/tisṛ [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“mineral; dhātu; saptadhātu; Sanskrit verbal root; etymon; aṣṭaloha; mahābhūta; gairika; component; navadhātu; svarṇamākṣika; doṣa; inorganic compound.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“honey; alcohol; sweet; nectar; madhu [word].”
[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr¦s. Passiv
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“adept.”