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 9.92.3

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

प्र सु॑मे॒धा गा॑तु॒विद्वि॒श्वदे॑व॒: सोम॑: पुना॒नः सद॑ एति॒ नित्य॑म् । भुव॒द्विश्वे॑षु॒ काव्ये॑षु॒ रन्तानु॒ जना॑न्यतते॒ पञ्च॒ धीर॑: ॥
प्र सुमेधा गातुविद्विश्वदेवः सोमः पुनानः सद एति नित्यम् । भुवद्विश्वेषु काव्येषु रन्तानु जनान्यतते पञ्च धीरः ॥
pra sumedhā gātuvid viśvadevaḥ somaḥ punānaḥ sada eti nityam | bhuvad viśveṣu kāvyeṣu rantānu janān yatate pañca dhīraḥ ||

English translation:

Soma, the intelligent, the knower of the right path, accompanied by all the gods, undergoing purification goes to his constant abode; he is one who delights in all sacred praises; the sage endeavours to approach the five classes of beings.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Accompanied by all the gods: or, having all-pervading light

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

प्र । सु॒ऽमे॒धाः । गा॒तु॒ऽवित् । वि॒श्वऽदे॑वः । सोमः॑ । पु॒ना॒नः । सदः॑ । ए॒ति॒ । नित्य॑म् । भुव॑त् । विश्वे॑षु । काव्ये॑षु । रन्ता॑ । अनु॑ । जना॑न् । य॒त॒ते॒ । पञ्च॑ । धीरः॑ ॥
प्र । सुमेधाः । गातुवित् । विश्वदेवः । सोमः । पुनानः । सदः । एति । नित्यम् । भुवत् । विश्वेषु । काव्येषु । रन्ता । अनु । जनान् । यतते । पञ्च । धीरः ॥
pra | su-medhāḥ | gātu-vit | viśva-devaḥ | somaḥ | punānaḥ | sadaḥ | eti | nityam | bhuvat | viśveṣu | kāvyeṣu | rantā | anu | janān | yatate | pañca | dhīraḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.92.3 English analysis of grammar]

pra

[adverb]

“towards; ahead.”

sumedhā < sumedhāḥ < sumedhas

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“wise.”

gātuvid < gātu

[noun], masculine

“path; way.”

gātuvid < vid

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“conversant(p); aware(p); enlightened; understanding.”

viśvadevaḥ < viśva

[noun]

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

viśvadevaḥ < devaḥ < deva

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

somaḥ < soma

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

punānaḥ <

[verb noun], nominative, singular

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

sada < sadaḥ < sadas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“mansion; assembly; seat; seat.”

eti < i

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“go; travel; enter (a state); return; walk; continue; reach; ask.”

nityam < nitya

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“continuous; own(a); changeless; everlasting; continual; devoted(p); permanent; obligatory; continuing; indispensable; native; addicted; connatural; necessary; durable; ageless; invariable; biological.”

bhuvad < bhuvat < bhū

[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)

“become; be; originate; transform; happen; result; exist; be born; be; be; come to life; grow; elapse; come to mind; thrive; become; impend; show; conceive; understand; stand; constitute; serve; apply; behave.”

viśveṣu < viśva

[noun], locative, plural, masculine

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

kāvyeṣu < kāvya

[noun], locative, plural, masculine

“Uśanas; poem; Kāvya; wisdom.”

rantānu < rantā < rantṛ

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

rantānu < anu

[adverb]

“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”

janān < jana

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“people; national; man; relative; jan; Janaloka; person; jana [word]; man; attendant; Jana; foreigner; inhabitant; group.”

yatate < yat

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“strive; endeavor; join; equal; rival.”

pañca < pañcan

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“five; fifth; pañcan [word].”

dhīraḥ < dhīra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“expert; wise; intelligent; versed; adept.”

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