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 10.121.10

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

प्रजा॑पते॒ न त्वदे॒तान्य॒न्यो विश्वा॑ जा॒तानि॒ परि॒ ता ब॑भूव । यत्का॑मास्ते जुहु॒मस्तन्नो॑ अस्तु व॒यं स्या॑म॒ पत॑यो रयी॒णाम् ॥
प्रजापते न त्वदेतान्यन्यो विश्वा जातानि परि ता बभूव । यत्कामास्ते जुहुमस्तन्नो अस्तु वयं स्याम पतयो रयीणाम् ॥
prajāpate na tvad etāny anyo viśvā jātāni pari tā babhūva | yatkāmās te juhumas tan no astu vayaṃ syāma patayo rayīṇām ||

English translation:

“No other than you, Prajāpati, has given existence to all these beings; may that object of our desiresfor which we sacrifice to you be ours, may we be the possessors of riches.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Yajus. 10.20; Nirukta 10.43

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): hiraṇyagarbhaḥ prājāpatyaḥ [hiraṇyagarbha prājāpatya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): kaḥ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

प्रजा॑ऽपते । न । त्वत् । ए॒तानि॑ । अ॒न्यः । विश्वा॑ । जा॒तानि॑ । परि॑ । ता । ब॒भू॒व॒ । यत्ऽका॑माः । ते॒ । जु॒हु॒मः । तत् । नः॒ । अ॒स्तु॒ । व॒यम् । स्या॒म॒ । पत॑यः । र॒यी॒णाम् ॥
प्रजापते । न । त्वत् । एतानि । अन्यः । विश्वा । जातानि । परि । ता । बभूव । यत्कामाः । ते । जुहुमः । तत् । नः । अस्तु । वयम् । स्याम । पतयः । रयीणाम् ॥
prajāpatena tvad etāny anyo viśvājatāniparitā babhūva | yatkāmās te juhumas tan noastu vayaṃ syāmapatayo rayīṇām

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.121.10 English analysis of grammar]

prajāpate < prajāpati

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Prajapati; Brahma; Dakṣa.”

na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

tvad < tvat < tvad

[noun], ablative, singular

“you.”

etāny < etāni < etad

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); etad [word].”

anyo < anyaḥ < anya

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“other; another(a); remaining; different; anya [word]; other than; more(a); fresh; any(a).”

viśvā < viśva

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

jātāni < jan

[verb noun], accusative, plural

“become; originate; be born; transform; happen; result; grow; beget; produce; create; conceive; separate; cause; give birth; grow; produce; generate; be; become; arise; come on.”

pari

[adverb]

“from; about; around.”

< tad

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

babhūva < bhū

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“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.”

yatkāmās < yad

[noun]

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

yatkāmās < kāmāḥ < kāma

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“wish; desire; sexual love; sexual desire; desire; Kama; sensuality; love; purpose; sexual arousal; pleasure; enjoyment; licentiousness; kāma [word]; sexual intercourse; thorn apple; wish.”

te < tvad

[noun], dative, singular

“you.”

juhumas < juhumaḥ < hu

[verb], plural, Present indikative

“sacrifice; offer; pour; worship.”

tan < tat < tad

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

no < naḥ < mad

[noun], dative, plural

“I; mine.”

astu < as

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

vayaṃ < vayam < mad

[noun], nominative, plural

“I; mine.”

syāma < as

[verb], plural, Present optative

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

patayo < patayaḥ < pati

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”

rayīṇām < rayi

[noun], genitive, plural, masculine

“wealth; property.”

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