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 10.17.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सर॑स्वतीं देव॒यन्तो॑ हवन्ते॒ सर॑स्वतीमध्व॒रे ता॒यमा॑ने । सर॑स्वतीं सु॒कृतो॑ अह्वयन्त॒ सर॑स्वती दा॒शुषे॒ वार्यं॑ दात् ॥
सरस्वतीं देवयन्तो हवन्ते सरस्वतीमध्वरे तायमाने । सरस्वतीं सुकृतो अह्वयन्त सरस्वती दाशुषे वार्यं दात् ॥
sarasvatīṃ devayanto havante sarasvatīm adhvare tāyamāne | sarasvatīṃ sukṛto ahvayanta sarasvatī dāśuṣe vāryaṃ dāt ||
English translation:
“The devout invoke Sarasvatī; they worship Sarasvatī at the strewn sacrifice; the virtuous call uponSarasvatī; may Sarasvatī bestow blessings upon the donor (of the oblation).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): devaśravā yāmāyanaḥ [devaśravā yāmāyana];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): sarasvatī;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सर॑स्वतीम् । दे॒व॒ऽयन्तः॑ । ह॒व॒न्ते॒ । सर॑स्वतीम् । अ॒ध्व॒रे । ता॒यमा॑ने । सर॑स्वतीम् । सु॒ऽकृतः॑ । अ॒ह्व॒य॒न्त॒ । सर॑स्वती । दा॒शुषे॑ । वार्य॑म् । दा॒त् ॥
सरस्वतीम् । देवयन्तः । हवन्ते । सरस्वतीम् । अध्वरे । तायमाने । सरस्वतीम् । सुकृतः । अह्वयन्त । सरस्वती । दाशुषे । वार्यम् । दात् ॥
sarasvatīm | deva-yantaḥ | havante | sarasvatīm | adhvare | tāyamāne | sarasvatīm | su-kṛtaḥ | ahvayanta | sarasvatī | dāśuṣe | vāryam | dāt
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.17.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“Sarasvati; Sarasvatī; language; voice; speech; eloquence; balloon vine; river.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“solicit.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“raise; call on; call; summon.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“Sarasvati; Sarasvatī; language; voice; speech; eloquence; balloon vine; river.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“yajña; ceremony; adhvara [word].”
[verb noun], locative, singular
“expand; perform; cause; increase; write; spread; produce; spread; speak; propagate.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“Sarasvati; Sarasvatī; language; voice; speech; eloquence; balloon vine; river.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“causing; making; performing; promotive; producing; doing; acting; writing; transforming; effecting.”
[verb], plural, Imperfect
“raise; call on; call; summon.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Sarasvati; Sarasvatī; language; voice; speech; eloquence; balloon vine; river.”
[verb noun], dative, singular
“sacrifice; give.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“wealth.”
[verb], singular, Aorist conj./subj.
“give; add; perform; put; administer; fill into; give; ignite; put on; offer; use; fuel; pour; grant; feed; teach; construct; insert; drip; wrap; pay; hand over; lend; inflict; concentrate; sacrifice; splint; poultice; create.”