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 9.81.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒भे द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी वि॑श्वमि॒न्वे अ॑र्य॒मा दे॒वो अदि॑तिर्विधा॒ता । भगो॒ नृशंस॑ उ॒र्व१॒॑न्तरि॑क्षं॒ विश्वे॑ दे॒वाः पव॑मानं जुषन्त ॥
उभे द्यावापृथिवी विश्वमिन्वे अर्यमा देवो अदितिर्विधाता । भगो नृशंस उर्वन्तरिक्षं विश्वे देवाः पवमानं जुषन्त ॥
ubhe dyāvāpṛthivī viśvaminve aryamā devo aditir vidhātā | bhago nṛśaṃsa urv antarikṣaṃ viśve devāḥ pavamānaṃ juṣanta ||
English translation:
“The all-pervading couple heaven and earth, the divine Aryaman, Aditi, Vidhātā, Bhaga deserving the praise of men, the spacious firmament, all the gods honour the purified (Soma).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasurbhāradvājaḥ [vasurbhāradvāja];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒भे इति॑ । द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी इति॑ । वि॒श्व॒म्ऽइ॒न्वे । अ॒र्य॒मा । दे॒वः । अदि॑तिः । वि॒ऽधा॒ता । भगः॑ । नृऽशंसः॑ । उ॒रु । अ॒न्तरि॑क्षम् । विश्वे॑ । दे॒वाः । पव॑मानम् । जु॒ष॒न्त॒ ॥
उभे इति । द्यावापृथिवी इति । विश्वम्इन्वे । अर्यमा । देवः । अदितिः । विधाता । भगः । नृशंसः । उरु । अन्तरिक्षम् । विश्वे । देवाः । पवमानम् । जुषन्त ॥
iti | dyāvāpṛthivī iti | viśvam-inve | aryamā | devaḥ | aditiḥ | vi-dhātā | bhagaḥ | nṛ-śaṃsaḥ | uru | antarikṣam | viśve | devāḥ | pavamānam | juṣanta
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.81.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, dual, feminine
“both(a).”
[noun], nominative, dual, feminine
“heaven and earth; dyāvāpṛthivī [word].”
[noun], nominative, dual, feminine
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Aryaman; aryaman [word]; sun.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Aditi; aditi [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Brahma; organizer; creator.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Bhaga; vulva; good fortune; vagina; bhaga [word]; sun; well-being; happiness; overlord.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“wide; broad; great; uru [word]; much(a); excellent.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“sky; atmosphere; air; abhra.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”
[verb], plural, Present injunctive
“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”