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...
Disclaimer: These are translations of Sanskrit texts and are not necessarily approved by everyone associated with the traditions connected to these texts. Consult the source and original scripture in case of doubt.
Rig Veda 10.109.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ब्र॒ह्म॒चा॒री च॑रति॒ वेवि॑ष॒द्विष॒: स दे॒वानां॑ भव॒त्येक॒मङ्ग॑म् । तेन॑ जा॒यामन्व॑विन्द॒द्बृह॒स्पति॒: सोमे॑न नी॒तां जु॒ह्वं१॒॑ न दे॑वाः ॥
ब्रह्मचारी चरति वेविषद्विषः स देवानां भवत्येकमङ्गम् । तेन जायामन्वविन्दद्बृहस्पतिः सोमेन नीतां जुह्वं न देवाः ॥
brahmacārī carati veviṣad viṣaḥ sa devānām bhavaty ekam aṅgam | tena jāyām anv avindad bṛhaspatiḥ somena nītāṃ juhvaṃ na devāḥ ||
English translation:
“He leads the life of a Brahmacārin, even adoring all the gods; he becomes a portion of the gods;therefore, Bṛhaspati obtained his wife (formerly) brought him by Soma, as the gods receive an offering.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Brahmacārin: i.e., being without a wife
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): juhūrbrahmajāyā, ūrdhvanābhā vā brāhmaḥ [juhūrbrahmajāyā, ūrdhvanābhā vā brāhma];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ब्र॒ह्म॒ऽचा॒री । च॒र॒ति॒ । वेवि॑षत् । विषः॑ । सः । दे॒वाना॑म् । भ॒व॒ति॒ । एक॑म् । अङ्ग॑म् । तेन॑ । जा॒याम् । अनु॑ । अ॒वि॒न्द॒त् । बृह॒स्पतिः॑ । सोमे॑न । नी॒ताम् । जु॒ह्व॑म् । न । दे॒वाः॒ ॥
ब्रह्मचारी । चरति । वेविषत् । विषः । सः । देवानाम् । भवति । एकम् । अङ्गम् । तेन । जायाम् । अनु । अविन्दत् । बृहस्पतिः । सोमेन । नीताम् । जुह्वम् । न । देवाः ॥
brahma-cārī | carati | veviṣat | viṣaḥ | saḥ | devānām | bhavati | ekam | aṅgam | tena | jāyām | anu | avindat | bṛhaspatiḥ | somena | nītām | juhvam | na | devāḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.109.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Brahmacārin; brahmacārin [word]; Skanda; Shiva.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“car; wander; perform; travel; bore; produce; make; dwell; dig; act; observe; enter (a state); observe; cause; crop; behave; practice; heed; process; administer.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“fecal matter; droppings; body waste.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“become; be; originate; transform; happen; result; exist; be born; be; be; come to life; grow; elapse; come to mind; thrive; become; impend; show; conceive; understand; stand; constitute; serve; apply; behave.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“body part; body; part; limb; extremity; Vedāṅga; section; root; army unit; aṅga [word]; subsection; aṅgamantra; part; body; ingredient.”
[adverb]
“therefore; thereby; there.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“wife; jāyā [word].”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“find; detect; marry; get; think.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Brihaspati; Jupiter; Bṛhaspati.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“bring; lead; spend; decant; enter (a state); remove; take out; take away; enforce; marry; carry; fill into; bring; learn; go out; add.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“tongue; fire; ladle.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”