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 10.114.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
एक॑: सुप॒र्णः स स॑मु॒द्रमा वि॑वेश॒ स इ॒दं विश्वं॒ भुव॑नं॒ वि च॑ष्टे । तं पाके॑न॒ मन॑सापश्य॒मन्ति॑त॒स्तं मा॒ता रे॑ळ्हि॒ स उ॑ रेळ्हि मा॒तर॑म् ॥
एकः सुपर्णः स समुद्रमा विवेश स इदं विश्वं भुवनं वि चष्टे । तं पाकेन मनसापश्यमन्तितस्तं माता रेळ्हि स उ रेळ्हि मातरम् ॥
ekaḥ suparṇaḥ sa samudram ā viveśa sa idaṃ viśvam bhuvanaṃ vi caṣṭe | tam pākena manasāpaśyam antitas tam mātā reḻhi sa u reḻhi mātaram ||
English translation:
“One of the birds has entered the firmament; he contemplates this whole world; with mind mature Ibeheld him night at hand; him the mother licks, he licks themother.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Mother: i.e., the mādhyamikā vāk, thesound of mid-heaven, the thunder, which is the mother or source of rain. The deity referred to as the bird whohas taken his station in the firmament is Agni, or else Vāyu
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): sadhrirvairupo dharmo vā tāpasaḥ [sadhrirvairupa dharma vā tāpasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): jagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
एकः॑ । सु॒ऽप॒र्णः । सः । स॒मु॒द्रम् । आ । वि॒वे॒श॒ । सः । इ॒दम् । विश्व॑म् । भुव॑नम् । वि । च॒ष्टे॒ । तम् । पाके॑न । मन॑सा । अ॒प॒श्य॒म् । अन्ति॑तः । तम् । मा॒ता । रे॒ळ्हि॒ । सः । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । रे॒ळ्हि॒ । मा॒तर॑म् ॥
एकः । सुपर्णः । सः । समुद्रम् । आ । विवेश । सः । इदम् । विश्वम् । भुवनम् । वि । चष्टे । तम् । पाकेन । मनसा । अपश्यम् । अन्तितः । तम् । माता । रेळ्हि । सः । ऊँ इति । रेळ्हि । मातरम् ॥
ekaḥ | su-parṇaḥ | saḥ | samudram | ā | viveśa | saḥ | idam | viśvam | bhuvanam | vi | caṣṭe | tam | pākena | manasā | apaśyam | antitaḥ | tam | mātā | reḷhi | saḥ | oṃ iti | reḷhi | mātaram
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.114.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“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, masculine
“Garuda; Suparṇa; bird of prey; Suparṇa; suparṇa; Suparṇa; eagle.”
[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], accusative, singular, masculine
“ocean; Samudra; sea; samudra [word]; four.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“enter; penetrate; settle; settle.”
[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], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“Earth; being; world; bhuvana [word].”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“watch; look.”
[noun], accusative, 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], instrumental, singular, neuter
“ignorant; childlike; honest.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“see; view; watch; meet; observe; think of; look; examine; behold; visit; understand.”
[adverb]
“nearby.”
[noun], accusative, 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], nominative, singular, feminine
“mother; mātṛkā; mātṛ [word]; parent; Salvinia cucullata Roxb.; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad.; cow.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“lick.”
[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.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“lick.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“mother; mātṛkā; mātṛ [word]; parent; Salvinia cucullata Roxb.; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad.; cow.”