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 10.28.1

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

विश्वो॒ ह्य१॒॑न्यो अ॒रिरा॑ज॒गाम॒ ममेदह॒ श्वशु॑रो॒ ना ज॑गाम । ज॒क्षी॒याद्धा॒ना उ॒त सोमं॑ पपीया॒त्स्वा॑शित॒: पुन॒रस्तं॑ जगायात् ॥
विश्वो ह्यन्यो अरिराजगाम ममेदह श्वशुरो ना जगाम । जक्षीयाद्धाना उत सोमं पपीयात्स्वाशितः पुनरस्तं जगायात् ॥
viśvo hy anyo arir ājagāma mamed aha śvaśuro nā jagāma | jakṣīyād dhānā uta somam papīyāt svāśitaḥ punar astaṃ jagāyāt ||

English translation:

“(The wife of Vasukra speaks). Every other (divine) lord has come, but my father-in-law has notcome;may he eat the parched grain; and drink the Soma; when he is well-satisfied, may he return home.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Legend: Indra came in disguise to a sacrifice celebrated by Vasukra, whose wife, not recognizing him, prayed forhis presence; to satisfy her that he had actually come, the following dialogue occurs

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): indravasukrayoḥ saṃvāda aindraḥ [indravasukrayoḥ saṃvāda aindra];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

विश्वः॑ । हि । अ॒न्यः । अ॒रिः । आ॒ज॒गाम॑ । मम॑ । इत् । अह॑ । श्वशु॑रः । न । आ । ज॒गा॒म॒ । ज॒क्षी॒यात् । धा॒नाः । उ॒त । सोम॑म् । प॒पी॒या॒त् । सुऽआ॑शितः । पुनः॑ । अस्त॑म् । ज॒गा॒या॒त् ॥
विश्वः । हि । अन्यः । अरिः । आजगाम । मम । इत् । अह । श्वशुरः । न । आ । जगाम । जक्षीयात् । धानाः । उत । सोमम् । पपीयात् । सुआशितः । पुनः । अस्तम् । जगायात् ॥
viśvaḥ | hi | anyaḥ | ariḥ | ājagāma | mama | it | aha | śvaśuraḥ | na | ā | jagāma | jakṣīyāt | dhānāḥ | uta | somam | papīyāt | su-āśitaḥ | punaḥ | astam | jagāyāt

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.28.1 English analysis of grammar]

viśvo < viśvaḥ < viśva

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

hy < hi

[adverb]

“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”

anyo < anyaḥ < anya

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“other; another(a); remaining; different; anya [word]; other than; more(a); fresh; any(a).”

arir < ariḥ < ari

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

ājagāma < āgam < √gam

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“come; arrive; return; enter (a state); approach; travel; enter; inherit; hand down; achieve; reach; appear; happen.”

mamed < mama < mad

[noun], genitive, singular

“I; mine.”

mamed < id

[adverb]

“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”

aha

[adverb]

“aha [word]; indeed.”

śvaśuro < śvaśuraḥ < śvaśura

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“father-in-law; śvaśura [word].”

< na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

< ā

[adverb]

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

jagāma < gam

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“go; situate; enter (a state); travel; disappear; [in]; elapse; leave; reach; vanish; love; walk; approach; issue; hop on; gasify; get; come; die; drain; spread; transform; happen; discharge; ride; to be located; run; detect; refer; go; shall; drive.”

jakṣīyād < jakṣīyāt < ghas

[verb], singular, Perfect optative

“eat.”

dhānā < dhānāḥ < dhānā

[noun], accusative, plural, feminine

“Dhānā; Coriander; corn; grain.”

uta

[adverb]

“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”

somam < soma

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

papīyāt <

[verb], singular, Perfect optative

“drink; gulp; soak; drink; suck; inhale.”

svāśitaḥ < su

[adverb]

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

svāśitaḥ < āśitaḥ < āśay < √aś

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“feed.”

punar

[adverb]

“again; further; now; over and over; subsequently; repeatedly; however; besides.”

astaṃ < astam < asta

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“home.”

jagāyāt <

[verb], singular, Perfect optative

“go; enter (a state); arrive.”

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