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 10.57.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
पुन॑र्नः पितरो॒ मनो॒ ददा॑तु॒ दैव्यो॒ जन॑: । जी॒वं व्रातं॑ सचेमहि ॥
पुनर्नः पितरो मनो ददातु दैव्यो जनः । जीवं व्रातं सचेमहि ॥
punar naḥ pitaro mano dadātu daivyo janaḥ | jīvaṃ vrātaṃ sacemahi ||
English translation:
“May our progenitors, may the host of the gods, restore (your) spirit; may we obtain (for you) theaggregate of the functions of life.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Yajus. 3.55: progenitors, by our command let the divine people restore ourspirit, so that we may enjoy living descendants
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bandhuḥ subandhuḥ śrutabandhurviprabandhuśca gaupayānā laupayānā vā;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
पुनः॑ । नः॒ । पि॒त॒रः॒ । मनः॑ । ददा॑तु । दैव्यः॑ । जनः॑ । जी॒वम् । व्रात॑म् । स॒चे॒म॒हि॒ ॥
पुनः । नः । पितरः । मनः । ददातु । दैव्यः । जनः । जीवम् । व्रातम् । सचेमहि ॥
punaḥ | naḥ | pitaraḥ | manaḥ | dadātu | daivyaḥ | janaḥ | jīvam | vrātam | sacemahi
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.57.5 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“again; further; now; over and over; subsequently; repeatedly; however; besides.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“father; Pitṛ; ancestor; parent; paternal ancestor; pitṛ [word]; forefather.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“give; add; perform; put; administer; fill into; give; ignite; put on; offer; use; fuel; pour; grant; feed; teach; construct; insert; drip; wrap; pay; hand over; lend; inflict; concentrate; sacrifice; splint; poultice; create.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“divine; divine; celestial.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“people; national; man; relative; jan; Janaloka; person; jana [word]; man; attendant; Jana; foreigner; inhabitant; group.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“live; alive(p); amṛta.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“troop; group; Vrāta; vrāta [word]; flock.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“accompany; follow; company; obey; participate; enter.”