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 10.50.5

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अवा॒ नु कं॒ ज्याया॑न्य॒ज्ञव॑नसो म॒हीं त॒ ओमा॑त्रां कृ॒ष्टयो॑ विदुः । असो॒ नु क॑म॒जरो॒ वर्धा॑श्च॒ विश्वेदे॒ता सव॑ना तूतु॒मा कृ॑षे ॥
अवा नु कं ज्यायान्यज्ञवनसो महीं त ओमात्रां कृष्टयो विदुः । असो नु कमजरो वर्धाश्च विश्वेदेता सवना तूतुमा कृषे ॥
avā nu kaṃ jyāyān yajñavanaso mahīṃ ta omātrāṃ kṛṣṭayo viduḥ | aso nu kam ajaro vardhāś ca viśved etā savanā tūtumā kṛṣe ||

English translation:

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): indro vaikuṇṭhaḥ [indra vaikuṇṭha];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indro vaikuṇṭhaḥ;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अव॑ । नु । क॒म् । ज्याया॑न् । य॒ज्ञऽव॑नसः । म॒हीम् । ते॒ । ओमा॑त्राम् । कृ॒ष्टयः॑ । वि॒दुः॒ । असः॑ । नु । क॒म् । अ॒जरः॑ । वर्धाः॑ । च॒ । विश्वा॑ । इत् । ए॒ता । सव॑ना । तू॒तु॒मा । कृ॒षे॒ ॥
अव । नु । कम् । ज्यायान् । यज्ञवनसः । महीम् । ते । ओमात्राम् । कृष्टयः । विदुः । असः । नु । कम् । अजरः । वर्धाः । च । विश्वा । इत् । एता । सवना । तूतुमा । कृषे ॥
ava | nu | kam | jyāyān | yajña-vanasaḥ | mahīm | te | omātrām | kṛṣṭayaḥ | viduḥ | asaḥ | nu | kam | ajaraḥ | vardhāḥ | ca | viśvā | it | etā | savanā | tūtumā | kṛṣe

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.50.5 English analysis of grammar]

avā < av

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”

nu

[adverb]

“now; already.”

kaṃ < kam < kaṃ

[adverb]

“kaṃ [word].”

jyāyān < jyāyas

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“better; elder; greater; bigger.”

yajñavanaso < yajñavanasaḥ < yajñavanas

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

mahīṃ < mahīm < mah

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”

ta < te < tvad

[noun], genitive, singular

“you.”

omātrāṃ < omātrām < omātrā

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

kṛṣṭayo < kṛṣṭayaḥ < kṛṣṭi

[noun], nominative, plural, feminine

“people; citizenry.”

viduḥ < vid

[verb], plural, Perfect indicative

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

aso < asaḥ < as

[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

nu

[adverb]

“now; already.”

kam < kaṃ

[adverb]

“kaṃ [word].”

ajaro < ajaraḥ < ajara

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“undecaying; ageless.”

vardhāś < vardhāḥ < vṛdh

[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)

“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

viśved < viśvā < viśva

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

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

viśved < id

[adverb]

“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”

etā < etad

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); etad [word].”

savanā < savana

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“yajña; savana [word]; Snāna; Soma sacrifice; press.”

tūtumā < tūtuma

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“powerful.”

kṛṣe < kṛ

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”

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