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 10.101.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सीरा॑ युञ्जन्ति क॒वयो॑ यु॒गा वि त॑न्वते॒ पृथ॑क् । धीरा॑ दे॒वेषु॑ सुम्न॒या ॥
सीरा युञ्जन्ति कवयो युगा वि तन्वते पृथक् । धीरा देवेषु सुम्नया ॥
sīrā yuñjanti kavayo yugā vi tanvate pṛthak | dhīrā deveṣu sumnayā ||
English translation:
“The wise (priests) harness the plural ughs, they lay the yokes apart, firmly devoted through the desire ofhappiness.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Happiness: sumnayā = to give plural asure to the gods
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): budhaḥ saumyaḥ [budha saumya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśve devā ṛtvijo vā ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सीरा॑ । यु॒ञ्ज॒न्ति॒ । क॒वयः॑ । यु॒गा । वि । त॒न्व॒ते॒ । पृथ॑क् । धीराः॑ । दे॒वेषु॑ । सु॒म्न॒ऽया ॥
सीरा । युञ्जन्ति । कवयः । युगा । वि । तन्वते । पृथक् । धीराः । देवेषु । सुम्नया ॥
sīrā | yuñjanti | kavayaḥ | yugā | vi | tanvate | pṛthak | dhīrāḥ | deveṣu | sumna-yā
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.101.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“sīra [word]; plow.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“mix; use; endow; yoke; accompany; to practice Yoga; connect; hire; administer; compound; affect; add; concentrate; unite; join; prosecute; combine; supply; compound; attach to; appoint; fill; process; mobilize; mount; complement; eat; join; treat; coincide; affect; challenge.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“poet; wise man; bard; Venus; Uśanas; kavi [word]; Kavi; prophet; guru; Brahma.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“Yuga; yoke; couple; coevals; generation; lustrum; two; pair; yuga [word]; Yuga; race.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“expand; perform; cause; increase; write; spread; produce; spread; speak; propagate.”
[adverb]
“individually; apart; each; by the piece; independently; pṛthak [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“expert; wise; intelligent; versed; adept.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[adverb]