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 10.15.13

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ये चे॒ह पि॒तरो॒ ये च॒ नेह याँश्च॑ वि॒द्म याँ उ॑ च॒ न प्र॑वि॒द्म । त्वं वे॑त्थ॒ यति॒ ते जा॑तवेदः स्व॒धाभि॑र्य॒ज्ञं सुकृ॑तं जुषस्व ॥
ये चेह पितरो ये च नेह याँश्च विद्म याँ उ च न प्रविद्म । त्वं वेत्थ यति ते जातवेदः स्वधाभिर्यज्ञं सुकृतं जुषस्व ॥
ye ceha pitaro ye ca neha yām̐ś ca vidma yām̐ u ca na pravidma | tvaṃ vettha yati te jātavedaḥ svadhābhir yajñaṃ sukṛtaṃ juṣasva ||

English translation:

“You know, Jātavedas, those Pitṛs, how many they may be, who are not in this world, those whom weknow, and those whom we do not fully know; enjoy this pious sacrifice offered together with svadhās.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śaṅkho yāmāyanaḥ [śaṅkha yāmāyana];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pitaraḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ये । च॒ । इ॒ह । पि॒तरः॑ । ये । च॒ । न । इ॒ह । यान् । च॒ । वि॒द्म । यान् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । च॒ । न । प्र॒ऽवि॒द्म । त्वम् । वे॒त्थ॒ । यति॑ । ते । जा॒त॒ऽवे॒दः॒ । स्व॒धाभिः॑ । य॒ज्ञम् । सुऽकृ॑तम् । जु॒ष॒स्व॒ ॥
ये । च । इह । पितरः । ये । च । न । इह । यान् । च । विद्म । यान् । ऊँ इति । च । न । प्रविद्म । त्वम् । वेत्थ । यति । ते । जातवेदः । स्वधाभिः । यज्ञम् । सुकृतम् । जुषस्व ॥
ye | ca | iha | pitaraḥ | ye | ca | na | iha | yān | ca | vidma | yān | oṃ iti | ca | na | pra-vidma | tvam | vettha | yati | te | jāta-vedaḥ | svadhābhiḥ | yajñam | su-kṛtam | juṣasva

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.15.13 English analysis of grammar]

ye < yad

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

ceha < ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

ceha < iha

[adverb]

“here; now; in this world; now; below; there; here; just.”

pitaro < pitaraḥ < pitṛ

[noun], nominative, plural

“father; Pitṛ; ancestor; parent; paternal ancestor; pitṛ [word]; forefather.”

ye < yad

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

neha < na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

neha < iha

[adverb]

“here; now; in this world; now; below; there; here; just.”

yāṃś < yān < yad

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

vidma < vid

[verb], plural, Perfect indicative

“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”

yāṃ < yad

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

u

[adverb]

“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

pravidma < pravid < √vid

[verb], plural, Perfect indicative

“anticipate; know; understand.”

tvaṃ < tvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, singular

“you.”

vettha < vid

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”

yati

[adverb]

te < tad

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

jātavedaḥ < jātavedas

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Agni; fire.”

svadhābhir < svadhābhiḥ < svadhā

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“free will; offering; libation; nature; svadhā [word]; comfort; power.”

yajñaṃ < yajñam < yajña

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”

sukṛtaṃ < su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

sukṛtaṃ < kṛtam < kṛ

[verb noun], accusative, singular

“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”

juṣasva < juṣ

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”

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