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 10.8.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
भुव॒श्चक्षु॑र्म॒ह ऋ॒तस्य॑ गो॒पा भुवो॒ वरु॑णो॒ यदृ॒ताय॒ वेषि॑ । भुवो॑ अ॒पां नपा॑ज्जातवेदो॒ भुवो॑ दू॒तो यस्य॑ ह॒व्यं जुजो॑षः ॥
भुवश्चक्षुर्मह ऋतस्य गोपा भुवो वरुणो यदृताय वेषि । भुवो अपां नपाज्जातवेदो भुवो दूतो यस्य हव्यं जुजोषः ॥
bhuvaś cakṣur maha ṛtasya gopā bhuvo varuṇo yad ṛtāya veṣi | bhuvo apāṃ napāj jātavedo bhuvo dūto yasya havyaṃ jujoṣaḥ ||
English translation:
“You are the eye, the protector of the great sacrifice; when you proceed to the rite, you are Varuṇa;you are the grandson of the waters, Jātavedas; you are the messenger (of him) whose oblation you enjoy.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): triśirāstvāṣṭraḥ [triśirāstvāṣṭra];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
भुवः॑ । चक्षुः॑ । म॒हः । ऋ॒तस्य॑ । गो॒पाः । भुवः॑ । वरु॑णः । यत् । ऋ॒ताय॑ । वेषि॑ । भुवः॑ । अ॒पाम् । नपा॑त् । जा॒त॒ऽवे॒दः॒ । भुवः॑ । दू॒तः । यस्य॑ । ह॒व्यम् । जुजो॑षः ॥
भुवः । चक्षुः । महः । ऋतस्य । गोपाः । भुवः । वरुणः । यत् । ऋताय । वेषि । भुवः । अपाम् । नपात् । जातवेदः । भुवः । दूतः । यस्य । हव्यम् । जुजोषः ॥
bhuvaḥ | cakṣuḥ | mahaḥ | ṛtasya | gopāḥ | bhuvaḥ | varuṇaḥ | yat | ṛtāya | veṣi | bhuvaḥ | apām | napāt | jāta-vedaḥ | bhuvaḥ | dūtaḥ | yasya | havyam | jujoṣaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.8.5 English analysis of grammar]
[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.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“eye; look; visual perception; cakṣus [word]; sight.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“truth; order; fixed order; ṛta [word]; law; custom; custom.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“herder; defender.”
[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.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[adverb]
“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“truth; order; fixed order; ṛta [word]; law; custom; custom.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“approach; ask; desire; go; drive.”
[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.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“grandson; nephew; napāt [word].”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Agni; fire.”
[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.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“messenger; emissary; dūta [word].”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“Havya; offering; havya [word].”
[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (subj.)
“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”