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 10.35.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
श्रेष्ठं॑ नो अ॒द्य स॑वित॒र्वरे॑ण्यं भा॒गमा सु॑व॒ स हि र॑त्न॒धा असि॑ । रा॒यो जनि॑त्रीं धि॒षणा॒मुप॑ ब्रुवे स्व॒स्त्य१॒॑ग्निं स॑मिधा॒नमी॑महे ॥
श्रेष्ठं नो अद्य सवितर्वरेण्यं भागमा सुव स हि रत्नधा असि । रायो जनित्रीं धिषणामुप ब्रुवे स्वस्त्यग्निं समिधानमीमहे ॥
śreṣṭhaṃ no adya savitar vareṇyam bhāgam ā suva sa hi ratnadhā asi | rāyo janitrīṃ dhiṣaṇām upa bruve svasty agniṃ samidhānam īmahe ||
English translation:
“Savitā, this day bestow upon us excellent and eligible portion, for you verily are the dispenser ofwealth; I recite the praise (of the gods) which is the progenitress of riches; we solicit the kindled fire for ourwelfare.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): luśo dhānākaḥ [luśa dhānāka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): pādanicṛjjgatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
श्रेष्ठ॑म् । नः॒ । अ॒द्य । स॒वि॒तः॒ । वरे॑ण्यम् । भा॒गम् । आ । सु॒व॒ । सः । हि । र॒त्न॒ऽधाः । असि॑ । रा॒यः । जनि॑त्रीन् । धि॒षणा॑म् । उप॑ । ब्रु॒वे॒ । स्व॒स्ति । अ॒ग्निम् । स॒म्ऽइ॒धा॒नम् । ई॒म॒हे॒ ॥
श्रेष्ठम् । नः । अद्य । सवितः । वरेण्यम् । भागम् । आ । सुव । सः । हि । रत्नधाः । असि । रायः । जनित्रीन् । धिषणाम् । उप । ब्रुवे । स्वस्ति । अग्निम् । सम्इधानम् । ईमहे ॥
śreṣṭham | naḥ | adya | savitaḥ | vareṇyam | bhāgam | ā | suva | saḥ | hi | ratna-dhāḥ | asi | rāyaḥ | janitrīn | dhiṣaṇām | upa | bruve | svasti | agnim | sam-idhānam | īmahe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.35.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“best; better; chief(a); beautiful.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“now; today; then; nowadays; adya [word].”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Savitar; sun; Surya; Savitṛ.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“excellent; desirable.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“part; part; part; parcel; quarter; body part; location; region; allotment; part; numerator; division; application; function; outside; bhāga [word]; volume; helping.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“give birth; urge; bestow; cause.”
[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.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], neuter
“jewel; wealth; best; treasure; vajra; property; jewel; ruby; jewelry.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“giving.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“mother.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“heaven and earth.”
[adverb]
“towards; on; next.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“say; tell; describe; speak; state; answer; call; explain; address; proclaim; talk; talk; choose.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“prosperity; well-being; fortune; benediction; svasti [word]; well; luck.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“kindle; ignite; set ablaze.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“beg; solicit.”