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 10.109.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
हस्ते॑नै॒व ग्रा॒ह्य॑ आ॒धिर॑स्या ब्रह्मजा॒येयमिति॒ चेदवो॑चन् । न दू॒ताय॑ प्र॒ह्ये॑ तस्थ ए॒षा तथा॑ रा॒ष्ट्रं गु॑पि॒तं क्ष॒त्रिय॑स्य ॥
हस्तेनैव ग्राह्य आधिरस्या ब्रह्मजायेयमिति चेदवोचन् । न दूताय प्रह्ये तस्थ एषा तथा राष्ट्रं गुपितं क्षत्रियस्य ॥
hastenaiva grāhya ādhir asyā brahmajāyeyam iti ced avocan | na dūtāya prahye tastha eṣā tathā rāṣṭraṃ gupitaṃ kṣatriyasya ||
English translation:
“And (the gods) said (to Bṛhaspati), "This plural dge of hers is to be taken by the hand, this is the wife ofBrahmā; she has not made herself known to the messenger sent (to seek her), so is the kingdom of a kṣatriyaprotected".”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): juhūrbrahmajāyā, ūrdhvanābhā vā brāhmaḥ [juhūrbrahmajāyā, ūrdhvanābhā vā brāhma];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
हस्ते॑न । ए॒व । ग्रा॒ह्यः॑ । आ॒ऽधिः । अ॒स्याः॒ । ब्र॒ह्म॒ऽजा॒या । इ॒यम् । इति॑ । च॒ । इत् । अवो॑चत् । न । दू॒ताय॑ । प्र॒ऽह्ये॑ । त॒स्थे॒ । ए॒षा । तथा॑ । रा॒ष्ट्रम् । गु॒पि॒तम् । क्ष॒त्रिय॑स्य ॥
हस्तेन । एव । ग्राह्यः । आधिः । अस्याः । ब्रह्मजाया । इयम् । इति । च । इत् । अवोचत् । न । दूताय । प्रह्ये । तस्थे । एषा । तथा । राष्ट्रम् । गुपितम् । क्षत्रियस्य ॥
hastena | eva | grāhyaḥ | ādhiḥ | asyāḥ | brahma-jāyā | iyam | iti | ca | it | avocat | na | dūtāya | pra-hye | tasthe | eṣā | tathā | rāṣṭram | gupitam | kṣatriyasya
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.109.3 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“hand; hand; proboscis; hasta [word]; autograph.”
[adverb]
“indeed; merely; thus; even; surely; same; eva [word]; successively; immediately; in truth.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“take; grasp; take out; extract; perceive; pick; assume; include; accept; understand; use; learn; possess; keep; choose; accept; afflict; suck; paralyze; mention; mistake; eat; wear; embrace; fill into; capture; eclipse; get; collect; hand down; marry; heed; touch.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“deposit; mortgage; pawn; pledge; rent.”
[noun], genitive, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], masculine
“Brahma; Brahmin; dhak; Brahman; brahman [word]; Brahman; Brahmin; Brahmapurāṇa; Vishnu; Brihaspati.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“wife; jāyā [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[adverb]
“thus; so; iti [word].”
[adverb]
“if; once [when].”
[verb], plural, Thematic aorist (Ind.)
“say; describe; name; tell; address; enumerate; call; state; teach; explain; say; declare; speak; define; declare; order; address; recommend; answer; deem; recite; approve; proclaim; indicate; determine; mention; designate.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“messenger; emissary; dūta [word].”
[verb noun]
“send; hurl; shoot; supply.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“stay; stand; situate; exist; [in]; resist; endure; put; soak; be; stop; adhere; get stale; concentrate; grow; trust; wake; consociate; last; dwell; lie; stand; stop.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); etad [word].”
[adverb]
“and; thus; besides; very well; so; then; in that manner; now; therefore; however; so.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“kingdom; kingdom; kingship; rāṣṭra [word]; citizenry.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“protect; hide; guard; defend; cover.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Kshatriya.”