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 10.119.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उप॑ मा म॒तिर॑स्थित वा॒श्रा पु॒त्रमि॑व प्रि॒यम् । कु॒वित्सोम॒स्यापा॒मिति॑ ॥
उप मा मतिरस्थित वाश्रा पुत्रमिव प्रियम् । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
upa mā matir asthita vāśrā putram iva priyam | kuvit somasyāpām iti ||
English translation:
“The Praise (of the pious) has come to me like a lowing cow to her beloved calf, for I have often drunkof the Soma.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): labaḥ aindraḥ [laba aindra];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ātmastutiḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उप॑ । मा । म॒तिः । अ॒स्थि॒त॒ । वा॒श्रा । पु॒त्रम्ऽइ॑व । प्रि॒यम् । कु॒वित् । सोम॑स्य । अपा॑म् । इति॑ ॥
उप । मा । मतिः । अस्थित । वाश्रा । पुत्रम्इव । प्रियम् । कुवित् । सोमस्य । अपाम् । इति ॥
upa | mā | matiḥ | asthita | vāśrā | putram-iva | priyam | kuvit | somasya | apām | iti
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.119.4 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; on; next.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”
[verb], singular, Root aorist (Ind.)
“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
“cow.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“son; putra [word]; male child; Putra; Bodhisattva.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[adverb]
“surely; indeed.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[verb], singular, Root aorist (Ind.)
“drink; gulp; soak; drink; suck; inhale.”
[adverb]
“thus; so; iti [word].”