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 10.68.12
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒दम॑कर्म॒ नमो॑ अभ्रि॒याय॒ यः पू॒र्वीरन्वा॒नोन॑वीति । बृह॒स्पति॒: स हि गोभि॒: सो अश्वै॒: स वी॒रेभि॒: स नृभि॑र्नो॒ वयो॑ धात् ॥
इदमकर्म नमो अभ्रियाय यः पूर्वीरन्वानोनवीति । बृहस्पतिः स हि गोभिः सो अश्वैः स वीरेभिः स नृभिर्नो वयो धात् ॥
idam akarma namo abhriyāya yaḥ pūrvīr anv ānonavīti | bṛhaspatiḥ sa hi gobhiḥ so aśvaiḥ sa vīrebhiḥ sa nṛbhir no vayo dhāt ||
English translation:
“We have offered this homage to Bṛhaspati, who lives in mid-heaven, who recites in order many(sacred stanzas); may he bestow upon us food, with cows, with horses, with son, with dependants.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): ayāsyaḥ [ayāsya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): bṛhaspatiḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒दम् । अ॒क॒र्म॒ । नमः॑ । अ॒भ्रि॒याय॑ । यः । पू॒र्वीः । अनु॑ । आ॒ऽनोन॑वीति । बृह॒स्पतिः॑ । सः । हि । गोभिः॑ । सः । अश्वः॑ । सः । वी॒रेभिः॑ । सः । नृऽभिः॑ । नः॒ । वयः॑ । धा॒त् ॥
इदम् । अकर्म । नमः । अभ्रियाय । यः । पूर्वीः । अनु । आनोनवीति । बृहस्पतिः । सः । हि । गोभिः । सः । अश्वः । सः । वीरेभिः । सः । नृभिः । नः । वयः । धात् ॥
idam | akarma | namaḥ | abhriyāya | yaḥ | pūrvīḥ | anu | ānonavīti | bṛhaspatiḥ | saḥ | hi | gobhiḥ | saḥ | aśvaḥ | saḥ | vīrebhiḥ | saḥ | nṛ-bhiḥ | naḥ | vayaḥ | dhāt
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.68.12 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[verb], plural, Root aorist (Ind.)
“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.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“adoration; court; namas [word]; bow; salute.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“cloudy.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“many; much(a); very.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“bellow.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Brihaspati; Jupiter; Bṛhaspati.”
[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], instrumental, plural, masculine
“cow; cattle; go [word]; Earth; bull; floor; milk; beam; sunbeam; leather; hide; horn; language; bowstring; earth; ox; Svarga.”
[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.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“horse; aśva [word]; Aśva; stallion.”
[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.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“hero; man; Vīra; vīra; vīra [word]; Vīra.”
[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.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“age; vigor; old age; strength; vayas [word]; aging; power; youth; food.”
[verb], singular, Aorist conj./subj.
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”