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 9.100.3

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्वं धियं॑ मनो॒युजं॑ सृ॒जा वृ॒ष्टिं न त॑न्य॒तुः । त्वं वसू॑नि॒ पार्थि॑वा दि॒व्या च॑ सोम पुष्यसि ॥
त्वं धियं मनोयुजं सृजा वृष्टिं न तन्यतुः । त्वं वसूनि पार्थिवा दिव्या च सोम पुष्यसि ॥
tvaṃ dhiyam manoyujaṃ sṛjā vṛṣṭiṃ na tanyatuḥ | tvaṃ vasūni pārthivā divyā ca soma puṣyasi ||

English translation:

“Let loose your stream which is as rapid as thought; as the cloud (let loose) the rain; you Soma foster terrestrial and celestial treasures.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): rebhasūnū kāśyapau;
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍanuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्वम् । धिय॑म् । म॒नः॒ऽयुज॑म् । सृ॒ज । वृ॒ष्टिम् । न । त॒न्य॒तुः । त्वम् । वसू॑नि । पार्थि॑वा । दि॒व्या । च॒ । सो॒म॒ । पु॒ष्य॒सि॒ ॥
त्वम् । धियम् । मनःयुजम् । सृज । वृष्टिम् । न । तन्यतुः । त्वम् । वसूनि । पार्थिवा । दिव्या । च । सोम । पुष्यसि ॥
tvam | dhiyam | manaḥ-yujam | sṛja | vṛṣṭim | na | tanyatuḥ | tvam | vasūni | pārthivā | divyā | ca | soma | puṣyasi

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.100.3 English analysis of grammar]

tvaṃ < tvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, singular

“you.”

dhiyam < dhī

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“intelligence; prayer; mind; insight; idea; hymn; purpose; art; knowledge.”

manoyujaṃ < manaḥ < manas

[noun], neuter

“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”

manoyujaṃ < yujam < yuj

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“amalgamated; harnessed.”

sṛjā < sṛja < sṛj

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“create; shoot; discharge; free; cause; throw; emit; send; produce; use; be born; make.”

vṛṣṭiṃ < vṛṣṭim < vṛṣṭi

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“rain; shower; rainy season.”

na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

tanyatuḥ < tanyatu

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“thunder.”

tvaṃ < tvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, singular

“you.”

vasūni < vasu

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”

pārthivā < pārthiva

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“earthly; earthen; mundane; royal; tellurian; sublunar.”

divyā < divya

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“divine; celestial; divine; heavenly; divine; beautiful; rain; agreeable.”

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

soma

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

puṣyasi < puṣ

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“boom; grow; promote; foster.”

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