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 10.5.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स॒प्त म॒र्यादा॑: क॒वय॑स्ततक्षु॒स्तासा॒मेका॒मिद॒भ्यं॑हु॒रो गा॑त् । आ॒योर्ह॑ स्क॒म्भ उ॑प॒मस्य॑ नी॒ळे प॒थां वि॑स॒र्गे ध॒रुणे॑षु तस्थौ ॥
सप्त मर्यादाः कवयस्ततक्षुस्तासामेकामिदभ्यंहुरो गात् । आयोर्ह स्कम्भ उपमस्य नीळे पथां विसर्गे धरुणेषु तस्थौ ॥
sapta maryādāḥ kavayas tatakṣus tāsām ekām id abhy aṃhuro gāt | āyor ha skambha upamasya nīḻe pathāṃ visarge dharuṇeṣu tasthau ||
English translation:
“The ise have established seven rules of conduct; he is a sinner who deviates from any one of theṃAgni is the obstructor of (that) man, he abides in the dwelling of his neighbour, in the region of the scattering ofthe rays, and in the recipient (waters).”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Manu 7.50-51: the passage implies the presence of Agni in the threeworlds, as fire on earth, the sun in the sky, and lightning in the firmament. THe support of life is in the dwelling ofthe most high; it stands on the firm ground at the plural ce where the paths divide
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): tritaḥ [trita];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स॒प्त । म॒र्यादाः॑ । क॒वयः॑ । त॒त॒क्षुः॒ । तासा॑म् । एका॑म् । इत् । अ॒भि । अं॒हु॒रः । गा॒त् । आ॒योः । ह॒ । स्क॒म्भः । उ॒प॒ऽमस्य॑ । नी॒ळे । प॒थाम् । वि॒ऽस॒र्गे । ध॒रुणे॑षु । त॒स्थौ॒ ॥
सप्त । मर्यादाः । कवयः । ततक्षुः । तासाम् । एकाम् । इत् । अभि । अंहुरः । गात् । आयोः । ह । स्कम्भः । उपमस्य । नीळे । पथाम् । विसर्गे । धरुणेषु । तस्थौ ॥
sapta | maryādāḥ | kavayaḥ | tatakṣuḥ | tāsām | ekām | it | abhi | aṃhuraḥ | gāt | āyoḥ | ha | skambhaḥ | upa-masya | nīḷe | pathām | vi-sarge | dharuṇeṣu | tasthau
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.5.6 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“seven; seventh.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“boundary; limit; limit; measure; custom.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“poet; wise man; bard; Venus; Uśanas; kavi [word]; Kavi; prophet; guru; Brahma.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“produce; shape; fashion; chisel; invent.”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“disquieted.”
[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“go; enter (a state); arrive.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
[adverb]
“indeed; ha [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“prop.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“best; topmost.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“nest; seat; seat.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“way; road; path [word]; journey; method.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“ejaculation; visarga; elimination; end; creation.”
[noun], locative, plural, neuter
“prop; foundation.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“stay; stand; situate; exist; [in]; resist; endure; put; soak; be; stop; adhere; get stale; concentrate; grow; trust; wake; consociate; last; dwell; lie; stand; stop.”