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 10.71.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सक्तु॑मिव॒ तित॑उना पु॒नन्तो॒ यत्र॒ धीरा॒ मन॑सा॒ वाच॒मक्र॑त । अत्रा॒ सखा॑यः स॒ख्यानि॑ जानते भ॒द्रैषां॑ ल॒क्ष्मीर्निहि॒ताधि॑ वा॒चि ॥
सक्तुमिव तितउना पुनन्तो यत्र धीरा मनसा वाचमक्रत । अत्रा सखायः सख्यानि जानते भद्रैषां लक्ष्मीर्निहिताधि वाचि ॥
saktum iva titaünā punanto yatra dhīrā manasā vācam akrata | atrā sakhāyaḥ sakhyāni jānate bhadraiṣāṃ lakṣmīr nihitādhi vāci ||
English translation:
“When the wise create Speech through wisdom winnowing (it) as (men winnow) barley with a sieve,then friends know friendship; good fortune is plural ced upon their word.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Friendship: sakhāyaḥ: sa, khya,samānakhyānā = stuṣe, who possess knowledge of the śāstras]. it they dispersed it in many plural ces; the seven noisy (birds) meet together. [Birds: the seven metres, gāyatrīetc.;
Dispersed: the diiffusion of learning; those who have studied the Veda have taught it ot others
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bṛhaspatiḥ [bṛhaspati];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): jñānam ;
Chandas (meter): bhuriktriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सक्तु॑म्ऽइव । तित॑ऽउना । पु॒नन्तः॑ । यत्र॑ । धीराः॑ । मन॑सा । वाच॑म् । अक्र॑त । अत्र॑ । सखा॑यः । स॒ख्यानि॑ । जा॒न॒ते॒ । भ॒द्रा । ए॒षा॒म् । ल॒क्ष्मीः । निहि॑ता । अधि॑ । वा॒चि ॥
सक्तुम्इव । तितउना । पुनन्तः । यत्र । धीराः । मनसा । वाचम् । अक्रत । अत्र । सखायः । सख्यानि । जानते । भद्रा । एषाम् । लक्ष्मीः । निहिता । अधि । वाचि ॥
saktum-iva | tita-unā | punantaḥ | yatra | dhīrāḥ | manasā | vācam | akrata | atra | sakhāyaḥ | sakhyāni | jānate | bhadrā | eṣām | lakṣmīḥ | nihitā | adhi | vāci
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.71.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“groats; saktu [word]; grit.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“sieve.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”
[adverb]
“wherein; once [when].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“expert; wise; intelligent; versed; adept.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“speech; statement; voice; voice; speech; language; vāc [word]; word; literary composition; conversation; sound; Sarasvati; cry; assurance; spell.”
[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.”
[adverb]
“now; there; then; then; there; here; here; in the following; alternatively; now.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“friend; companion; sakhi [word].”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“friendship; aid; company.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; come to know; notice; determine; think of; find; learn; perceive; identify; recognize; understand; know; learn; ascertain; detect; deem.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“auspicious; lovely; good; happy; bhadra [word]; lucky; fine-looking; beautiful.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Lakshmi; good fortune; beauty; magnificence; dominion; appeal; prosperity; happiness; luster.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“put; fill into; stow; insert; ignite; insert; add; put on; establish; keep down.”
[adverb]
“on; from; accordingly.”
[noun], locative, singular, feminine
“speech; statement; voice; voice; speech; language; vāc [word]; word; literary composition; conversation; sound; Sarasvati; cry; assurance; spell.”