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 10.64.16
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒वा क॒विस्तु॑वी॒रवाँ॑ ऋत॒ज्ञा द्र॑विण॒स्युर्द्रवि॑णसश्चका॒नः । उ॒क्थेभि॒रत्र॑ म॒तिभि॑श्च॒ विप्रोऽपी॑पय॒द्गयो॑ दि॒व्यानि॒ जन्म॑ ॥
एवा कविस्तुवीरवाँ ऋतज्ञा द्रविणस्युर्द्रविणसश्चकानः । उक्थेभिरत्र मतिभिश्च विप्रोऽपीपयद्गयो दिव्यानि जन्म ॥
evā kavis tuvīravām̐ ṛtajñā draviṇasyur draviṇasaś cakānaḥ | ukthebhir atra matibhiś ca vipro 'pīpayad gayo divyāni janma ||
English translation:
“The pious sage, Gaya, eloquent in laudation, conversant with sacred rites, wishing for wealth, eagerfor wealth, propitiates the celestial people with prayers and praises.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gayaḥ plātaḥ [gaya plāta];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒व । क॒विः । तु॒वि॒ऽरवा॑न् । ऋ॒त॒ऽज्ञाः । द्र॒वि॒ण॒स्युः । द्रवि॑णसः । च॒का॒नः । उ॒क्थेभिः॑ । अत्र॑ । म॒तिऽभिः॑ । च॒ । विप्रः॑ । अपी॑पयत् । गयः॑ । दि॒व्यानि॑ । जन्म॑ ॥
एव । कविः । तुविरवान् । ऋतज्ञाः । द्रविणस्युः । द्रविणसः । चकानः । उक्थेभिः । अत्र । मतिभिः । च । विप्रः । अपीपयत् । गयः । दिव्यानि । जन्म ॥
eva | kaviḥ | tuvi-ravān | ṛta-jñāḥ | draviṇasyuḥ | draviṇasaḥ | cakānaḥ | ukthebhiḥ | atra | mati-bhiḥ | ca | vipraḥ | apīpayat | gayaḥ | divyāni | janma
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.64.16 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“indeed; merely; thus; even; surely; same; eva [word]; successively; immediately; in truth.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“poet; wise man; bard; Venus; Uśanas; kavi [word]; Kavi; prophet; guru; Brahma.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], neuter
“truth; order; fixed order; ṛta [word]; law; custom; custom.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“aware(p).”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“draviṇasyu [word].”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“property.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“like; delight; desire.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“hymn; praise; uktha [word]; encomium.”
[adverb]
“now; there; then; then; there; here; here; in the following; alternatively; now.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Brahmin; poet; singer; priest; guru; Vipra.”
[verb], singular, Plusquamperfect
“swell; abound; swell.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“house; Gaya; family; Gaya; property; Gaya; wealth; livestock.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“divine; celestial; divine; heavenly; divine; beautiful; rain; agreeable.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“birth; reincarnation; lineage; origin; race; metempsychosis; parentage; descent; appearance; age; birthplace; beginning; being.”