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 10.26.3

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

स वे॑द सुष्टुती॒नामिन्दु॒र्न पू॒षा वृषा॑ । अ॒भि प्सुर॑: प्रुषायति व्र॒जं न॒ आ प्रु॑षायति ॥
स वेद सुष्टुतीनामिन्दुर्न पूषा वृषा । अभि प्सुरः प्रुषायति व्रजं न आ प्रुषायति ॥
sa veda suṣṭutīnām indur na pūṣā vṛṣā | abhi psuraḥ pruṣāyati vrajaṃ na ā pruṣāyati ||

English translation:

“He, Pūṣan, is cognizant of such excellent praises; like Soma he is the showerer (of benefits); thegraceful deity rains down upon us, he rains upon our cow-pastures.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vimada aindraḥ prājāpatyo vā vasukṛdvā vāsukraḥ [vimada aindra prājāpatya vā vasukṛdvā vāsukra];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pūṣā ;
Chandas (meter): kakummatyanuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सः । वे॒द॒ । सु॒ऽस्तु॒ती॒नाम् । इन्दुः॑ । न । पू॒षा । वृषा॑ । अ॒भि । प्सुरः॑ । प्रु॒षा॒य॒ति॒ । व्र॒जम् । नः॒ । आ । प्रु॒षा॒य॒ति॒ ॥
सः । वेद । सुस्तुतीनाम् । इन्दुः । न । पूषा । वृषा । अभि । प्सुरः । प्रुषायति । व्रजम् । नः । आ । प्रुषायति ॥
saḥ | veda | su-stutīnām | induḥ | na | pūṣā | vṛṣā | abhi | psuraḥ | pruṣāyati | vrajam | naḥ | ā | pruṣāyati

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.26.3 English analysis of grammar]

sa < tad

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

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

veda < vid

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

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

suṣṭutīnām < suṣṭuti

[noun], genitive, plural, feminine

“hymn; praise.”

indur < induḥ < indu

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”

na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

pūṣā < pūṣan

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Pushan; pūṣan [word]; sun.”

vṛṣā < vṛṣan

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“bull; Indra; stallion; Vṛṣan; man.”

abhi

[adverb]

“towards; on.”

psuraḥ < psuras

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

pruṣāyati < pruṣāy < √pruṣ

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“sprinkle.”

vrajaṃ < vrajam < vraja

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“cow pen; Vraja; battalion; Vraja; Vraja; vraja [word]; vraj; herd; flock; group.”

na < naḥ < mad

[noun], genitive, plural

“I; mine.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

pruṣāyati < pruṣāy < √pruṣ

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“sprinkle.”

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