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 9.105.2

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सं व॒त्स इ॑व मा॒तृभि॒रिन्दु॑र्हिन्वा॒नो अ॑ज्यते । दे॒वा॒वीर्मदो॑ म॒तिभि॒: परि॑ष्कृतः ॥
सं वत्स इव मातृभिरिन्दुर्हिन्वानो अज्यते । देवावीर्मदो मतिभिः परिष्कृतः ॥
saṃ vatsa iva mātṛbhir indur hinvāno ajyate | devāvīr mado matibhiḥ pariṣkṛtaḥ ||

English translation:

Indu being set forth is sprinkled (with the waters) as a calf (is nourished) by its mother-- the protector of the deities, the exhilarator, graced by praises.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सम् । व॒त्सःऽइ॑व । मा॒तृऽभिः॑ । इन्दुः॑ । हि॒न्वा॒नः । अ॒ज्य॒ते॒ । दे॒व॒ऽअ॒वीः । मदः॑ । म॒तिऽभिः॑ । परि॑ऽकृतः ॥
सम् । वत्सःइव । मातृभिः । इन्दुः । हिन्वानः । अज्यते । देवअवीः । मदः । मतिभिः । परिकृतः ॥
sam | vatsaḥ-iva | mātṛ-bhiḥ | induḥ | hinvānaḥ | ajyate | deva-avīḥ | madaḥ | mati-bhiḥ | pari-kṛtaḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.105.2 English analysis of grammar]

saṃ < sam

[adverb]

“sam; together; together; saṃ.”

vatsa < vatsaḥ < vatsa

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“calf; child; Vatsa; vatsa [word]; juvenile; Vatsa; Vatsa; Vatsa; son; male child.”

iva

[adverb]

“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”

mātṛbhir < mātṛbhiḥ < mātṛ

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“mother; mātṛkā; mātṛ [word]; parent; Salvinia cucullata Roxb.; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad.; cow.”

indur < induḥ < indu

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”

hinvāno < hinvānaḥ < hi

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“impel; send; spur; stimulate; urge.”

ajyate < añj

[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr¦s. Passiv

“smear; anoint; mix; color.”

devāvīr < devāvīḥ < devāvī

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

mado < madaḥ < mada

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”

matibhiḥ < mati

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”

pariṣkṛtaḥ < pariṣkṛ < √kṛ

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“decorate.”

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