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 9.107.23
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
पव॑स्व॒ वाज॑सातये॒ऽभि विश्वा॑नि॒ काव्या॑ । त्वं स॑मु॒द्रं प्र॑थ॒मो वि धा॑रयो दे॒वेभ्य॑: सोम मत्स॒रः ॥
पवस्व वाजसातयेऽभि विश्वानि काव्या । त्वं समुद्रं प्रथमो वि धारयो देवेभ्यः सोम मत्सरः ॥
pavasva vājasātaye 'bhi viśvāni kāvyā | tvaṃ samudram prathamo vi dhārayo devebhyaḥ soma matsaraḥ ||
English translation:
“Flow, Soma, to all praises to procure food (for us); you, the exhilarator of the gods, are the chief supporter of the firmament.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): saptarṣayaḥ [saptarṣaya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): pādnicṛdbṛhatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
पव॑स्व । वाज॑ऽसातये । अ॒भि । विश्वा॑नि । काव्या॑ । त्वम् । स॒मु॒द्रम् । प्र॒थ॒मः । वि । धा॒र॒यः॒ । दे॒वेभ्यः॑ । सो॒म॒ । म॒त्स॒रः ॥
पवस्व । वाजसातये । अभि । विश्वानि । काव्या । त्वम् । समुद्रम् । प्रथमः । वि । धारयः । देवेभ्यः । सोम । मत्सरः ॥
pavasva | vāja-sātaye | abhi | viśvāni | kāvyā | tvam | samudram | prathamaḥ | vi | dhārayaḥ | devebhyaḥ | soma | matsaraḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.107.23 English analysis of grammar]
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”
[noun], masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“victory; acquisition; contest.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“Uśanas; poem; Kāvya; wisdom.”
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“ocean; Samudra; sea; samudra [word]; four.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“first; prathama [word]; third; young; chief(a); best; antecedent.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], singular, Present injunctive
“keep; sustain; put; hold; wear; hold; carry; keep alive; suppress; preserve; remember; stow; stop; have; fill into; endure; support; understand; fixate; govern; restrain.”
[noun], dative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“intoxicant; invigorating; hostile.”