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 10.71.11
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऋ॒चां त्व॒: पोष॑मास्ते पुपु॒ष्वान्गा॑य॒त्रं त्वो॑ गायति॒ शक्व॑रीषु । ब्र॒ह्मा त्वो॒ वद॑ति जातवि॒द्यां य॒ज्ञस्य॒ मात्रां॒ वि मि॑मीत उ त्वः ॥
ऋचां त्वः पोषमास्ते पुपुष्वान्गायत्रं त्वो गायति शक्वरीषु । ब्रह्मा त्वो वदति जातविद्यां यज्ञस्य मात्रां वि मिमीत उ त्वः ॥
ṛcāṃ tvaḥ poṣam āste pupuṣvān gāyatraṃ tvo gāyati śakvarīṣu | brahmā tvo vadati jātavidyāṃ yajñasya mātrāṃ vi mimīta u tvaḥ ||
English translation:
“One (the Hotā) is diligent in the repitition of the verses (of the Ṛk); another (the Udgātā) chantsthe Gāyatra (the Sāman) in the Śakvarī metre; another the Brahma declares the knowledge of what is to bedone; another (the Adhvaryu) measures the materials of the sacrifice.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bṛhaspatiḥ [bṛhaspati];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): jñānam ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऋ॒चाम् । त्वः॒ । पोष॑म् । आ॒स्ते॒ । पु॒पु॒ष्वान् । गा॒य॒त्रम् । त्वः॒ । गा॒य॒ति॒ । शक्व॑रीषु । ब्र॒ह्मा । त्वः॒ । वद॑ति । जा॒त॒ऽवि॒द्याम् । य॒ज्ञस्य॑ । मात्रा॑म् । वि । मि॒मी॒ते॒ । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । त्वः॒ ॥
ऋचाम् । त्वः । पोषम् । आस्ते । पुपुष्वान् । गायत्रम् । त्वः । गायति । शक्वरीषु । ब्रह्मा । त्वः । वदति । जातविद्याम् । यज्ञस्य । मात्राम् । वि । मिमीते । ऊँ इति । त्वः ॥
ṛcām | tvaḥ | poṣam | āste | pupuṣvān | gāyatram | tvaḥ | gāyati | śakvarīṣu | brahmā | tvaḥ | vadati | jāta-vidyām | yajñasya | mātrām | vi | mimīte | oṃ iti | tvaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.71.11 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“Rig-Veda; Mantra; verse; ṛc [word]; ṛc.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“many a(a); one.”
[adverb]
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“sit; stay; sit down; dwell; lie; lie; exist.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“boom; grow; promote; foster.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“Gāyatrī; Gāyatra.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“many a(a); one.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“sing; praise; jap; recite; describe.”
[noun], locative, plural, feminine
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Brahma; Brahmin; dhak; Brahman; brahman [word]; Brahman; Brahmin; Brahmapurāṇa; Vishnu; Brihaspati.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“many a(a); one.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“describe; teach; speak; tell; say; call; name; enumerate; declare; diagnose; address; say; pronounce; express; instruct; order.”
[verb noun]
“become; originate; be born; transform; happen; result; grow; beget; produce; create; conceive; separate; cause; give birth; grow; produce; generate; be; become; arise; come on.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“knowledge; eruditeness; science; mantra; magic; study.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“measure; weight; quantity; syllable; mātrā; property; part; particle; mātrā [word]; household effects; morsel; mirror; substance.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“weigh; measure; total; last; weigh; measure; give away; transform.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“many a(a); one.”