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 10.11.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
रप॑द्गन्ध॒र्वीरप्या॑ च॒ योष॑णा न॒दस्य॑ ना॒दे परि॑ पातु मे॒ मन॑: । इ॒ष्टस्य॒ मध्ये॒ अदि॑ति॒र्नि धा॑तु नो॒ भ्राता॑ नो ज्ये॒ष्ठः प्र॑थ॒मो वि वो॑चति ॥
रपद्गन्धर्वीरप्या च योषणा नदस्य नादे परि पातु मे मनः । इष्टस्य मध्ये अदितिर्नि धातु नो भ्राता नो ज्येष्ठः प्रथमो वि वोचति ॥
rapad gandharvīr apyā ca yoṣaṇā nadasya nāde pari pātu me manaḥ | iṣṭasya madhye aditir ni dhātu no bhrātā no jyeṣṭhaḥ prathamo vi vocati ||
English translation:
“The Gandharvī and the water-consecrated feminine nine oblation praise Agni; may he be favourable tothe thought of me, raising my voice in his praise; may Agni plural ce us in the midst of the sacrifice; the chief (of theworshipers), our elder brother, repeats his various laudations.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Agni: aditiḥ = akhaṇḍanīyogniḥ, the indivisibleAgni
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): havirdhāna āṅgiḥ [havirdhāna āṅgi];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛjjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
रप॑त् । ग॒न्ध॒र्वीः । अप्या॑ । च॒ । योष॑णा । न॒दस्य॑ । ना॒दे । परि॑ । पा॒तु॒ । मे॒ । मनः॑ । इ॒ष्टस्य॑ । मध्ये॑ । अदि॑तिः । नि । धा॒तु॒ । नः॒ । भ्राता॑ । नः॒ । ज्ये॒ष्ठः । प्र॒थ॒मः । वि । वो॒च॒ति॒ ॥
रपत् । गन्धर्वीः । अप्या । च । योषणा । नदस्य । नादे । परि । पातु । मे । मनः । इष्टस्य । मध्ये । अदितिः । नि । धातु । नः । भ्राता । नः । ज्येष्ठः । प्रथमः । वि । वोचति ॥
rapat | gandharvīḥ | apyā | ca | yoṣaṇā | nadasya | nāde | pari | pātu | me | manaḥ | iṣṭasya | madhye | aditiḥ | ni | dhātu | naḥ | bhrātā | naḥ | jyeṣṭhaḥ | prathamaḥ | v i | vocati
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.11.2 English analysis of grammar]
[verb], singular, Present injunctive
“whisper.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Gandharvī.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“aquatic; aquatic.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“girl; wife.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“river; nad; roarer; stallion.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“sound; cry; noise; bellow; howl; crying.”
[adverb]
“from; about; around.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“protect; govern.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“desire; wish.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“midst; center; cavity; inside; middle; center; waist; group; pulp; torso; time interval; area; series; madhya [word]; Madhya; noon; middle; middle age; span; belly.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Aditi; aditi [word].”
[adverb]
“back; down.”
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“brother; bhrātṛ; relative.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“firstborn; best; first; excellent; highest; jyeṣṭha [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“first; prathama [word]; third; young; chief(a); best; antecedent.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], singular, Aorist optative
“say; describe; name; tell; address; enumerate; call; state; teach; explain; say; declare; speak; define; declare; order; address; recommend; answer; deem; recite; approve; proclaim; indicate; determine; mention; designate.”