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 10.25.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
भ॒द्रं नो॒ अपि॑ वातय॒ मनो॒ दक्ष॑मु॒त क्रतु॑म् । अधा॑ ते स॒ख्ये अन्ध॑सो॒ वि वो॒ मदे॒ रण॒न्गावो॒ न यव॑से॒ विव॑क्षसे ॥
भद्रं नो अपि वातय मनो दक्षमुत क्रतुम् । अधा ते सख्ये अन्धसो वि वो मदे रणन्गावो न यवसे विवक्षसे ॥
bhadraṃ no api vātaya mano dakṣam uta kratum | adhā te sakhye andhaso vi vo made raṇan gāvo na yavase vivakṣase ||
English translation:
“Sanctify (Soma) our mind, our heart, our intellect; and may (your worshippers) delight in yourfriendship, like cattle in fresh pasture, in your exhilaration (produced) by the (sacrificial) food; for you are mighty.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Dakṣam = antarātman, the soul or heart
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vimada aindraḥ prājāpatyo vā vasukṛdvā vāsukraḥ [vimada aindra prājāpatya vā vasukṛdvā vāsukra];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): āstārapaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
भ॒द्रम् । नः॒ । अपि॑ । वा॒त॒य॒ । मनः॑ । दक्ष॑म् । उ॒त । क्रतु॑म् । अध॑ । ते॒ । स॒ख्ये । अन्ध॑सः । वि । वः॒ । मदे॑ । रण॑न् । गावः॑ । न । यव॑से । विव॑क्षसे ॥
भद्रम् । नः । अपि । वातय । मनः । दक्षम् । उत । क्रतुम् । अध । ते । सख्ये । अन्धसः । वि । वः । मदे । रणन् । गावः । न । यवसे । विवक्षसे ॥
bhadram | naḥ | api | vātaya | manaḥ | dakṣam | uta | kratum | adha | te | sakhye | andhasaḥ | vi | vaḥ | made | raṇan | gāvaḥ | na | yavase | vivakṣase
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.25.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“auspicious; lovely; good; happy; bhadra [word]; lucky; fine-looking; beautiful.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“besides; even; surely; though; furthermore; among; contrastingly; assuredly.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Dakṣa; ability; cock; fitness; will; purpose; disposition; cock.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”
[adverb]
“then; and; therefore; now.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“friendship; aid; company.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“Soma; drink; amṛta.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[noun], dative, plural
“you.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[verb], plural, Present injunctive
“rejoice.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“cow; cattle; go [word]; Earth; bull; floor; milk; beam; sunbeam; leather; hide; horn; language; bowstring; earth; ox; Svarga.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“eatage; pasture; fodder.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative