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 10.93.3

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

विश्वे॑षामिरज्यवो दे॒वानां॒ वार्म॒हः । विश्वे॒ हि वि॒श्वम॑हसो॒ विश्वे॑ य॒ज्ञेषु॑ य॒ज्ञिया॑: ॥
विश्वेषामिरज्यवो देवानां वार्महः । विश्वे हि विश्वमहसो विश्वे यज्ञेषु यज्ञियाः ॥
viśveṣām irajyavo devānāṃ vār mahaḥ | viśve hi viśvamahaso viśve yajñeṣu yajñiyāḥ ||

English translation:

“Lords of all worlds, (give us) the abundant wealth of the gods; for (you) all are endowed with greatglory (you) all are to be worshipped at the sacrifices.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): tānvaḥ pārthyaḥ [tānva pārthya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): pādanicṛdanuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

विश्वे॑षाम् । इ॒र॒ज्य॒वः॒ । दे॒वाना॑म् । वाः । म॒हः । विश्वे॑ । हि । वि॒श्वऽम॑हसः । विश्वे॑ । य॒ज्ञेषु॑ । य॒ज्ञियाः॑ ॥
विश्वेषाम् । इरज्यवः । देवानाम् । वाः । महः । विश्वे । हि । विश्वमहसः । विश्वे । यज्ञेषु । यज्ञियाः ॥
viśveṣām | irajyavaḥ | devānām | vāḥ | mahaḥ | viśve | hi | viśva-mahasaḥ | viśve | yajñeṣu | yajñiyāḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.93.3 English analysis of grammar]

viśveṣām < viśva

[noun], genitive, plural, masculine

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

irajyavo < irajyavaḥ < irajyu

[noun], vocative, plural, masculine

devānāṃ < devānām < deva

[noun], genitive, plural, masculine

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

vār

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

mahaḥ < maha

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“great; abundant.”

viśve < viśva

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

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

hi

[adverb]

“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”

viśvamahaso < viśva

[noun]

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

viśvamahaso < mahasaḥ < mahas

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“greatness; festival; glory; reward; gladness.”

viśve < viśva

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

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

yajñeṣu < yajña

[noun], locative, plural, masculine

“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”

yajñiyāḥ < yajñiya

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“sacrificial; divine; devoted.”

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