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...

Disclaimer: These are translations of Sanskrit texts and are not necessarily approved by everyone associated with the traditions connected to these texts. Consult the source and original scripture in case of doubt.

Rig Veda 10.65.13

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

पावी॑रवी तन्य॒तुरेक॑पाद॒जो दि॒वो ध॒र्ता सिन्धु॒राप॑: समु॒द्रिय॑: । विश्वे॑ दे॒वास॑: शृणव॒न्वचां॑सि मे॒ सर॑स्वती स॒ह धी॒भिः पुरं॑ध्या ॥
पावीरवी तन्यतुरेकपादजो दिवो धर्ता सिन्धुरापः समुद्रियः । विश्वे देवासः शृणवन्वचांसि मे सरस्वती सह धीभिः पुरंध्या ॥
pāvīravī tanyatur ekapād ajo divo dhartā sindhur āpaḥ samudriyaḥ | viśve devāsaḥ śṛṇavan vacāṃsi me sarasvatī saha dhībhiḥ puraṃdhyā ||

English translation:

“May the armed and thundering (voice of mid-heaven), the upholder of heaven, Aja Ekapād, theocean, the waters of the firmament, the universal gods and Sarasvatī, accompanied by sacred rites, andabundant wisdom, hear my words.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasukarṇo vāsukraḥ [vasukarṇa vāsukra];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛjjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

पावी॑रवी । त॒न्य॒तुः । एक॑ऽपात् । अ॒जः । दि॒वः । ध॒र्ता । सिन्धुः॑ । आपः॑ । स॒मु॒द्रियः॑ । विश्वे॑ । दे॒वासः॑ । शृ॒ण॒व॒न् । वचां॑सि । मे॒ । सर॑स्वती । स॒ह । धी॒भिः । पुर॑म्ऽध्या ॥
पावीरवी । तन्यतुः । एकपात् । अजः । दिवः । धर्ता । सिन्धुः । आपः । समुद्रियः । विश्वे । देवासः । शृणवन् । वचांसि । मे । सरस्वती । सह । धीभिः । पुरम्ध्या ॥
pāvīravī | tanyatuḥ | eka-pāt | ajaḥ | divaḥ | dhartā | sindhuḥ | āpaḥ | samudriyaḥ | viśve | devāsaḥ | śṛṇavan | vacāṃsi | me | sarasvatī | saha | dhībhiḥ | puram-dhyā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.65.13 English analysis of grammar]

pāvīravī

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

tanyatur < tanyatuḥ < tanyatu

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“thunder.”

ekapād

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Shiva.”

ajo < ajaḥ < aja

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“goat; Vishnu; Brahma; Shiva; Aja; aja [word]; Aja; aj; Ocimum gratissimum; Puruṣa.”

divo < divaḥ < div

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”

dhartā < dhartṛ

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“supporter.”

sindhur < sindhuḥ < sindhu

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“river; Indus; sindhu [word].”

āpaḥ < ap

[noun], nominative, plural, feminine

“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”

samudriyaḥ < samudriya

[noun], nominative, plural, feminine

“oceanic; oceanic.”

viśve < viśva

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

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

devāsaḥ < deva

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

śṛṇavan < śru

[verb], plural, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)

“listen; come to know; hear; hear; listen; study; heed; learn.”

vacāṃsi < vacas

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“statement; command; speech; words; advice; word; voice.”

me < mad

[noun], genitive, singular

“I; mine.”

sarasvatī

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“Sarasvati; Sarasvatī; language; voice; speech; eloquence; balloon vine; river.”

saha

[adverb]

“together; together; with; jointly; together; saha [word]; along.”

dhībhiḥ < dhī

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“intelligence; prayer; mind; insight; idea; hymn; purpose; art; knowledge.”

purandhyā < puraṃdhi

[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine

“liberality; Puraṃdhi; munificence.”

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: