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 10.123.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऊ॒र्ध्वो ग॑न्ध॒र्वो अधि॒ नाके॑ अस्थात्प्र॒त्यङ्चि॒त्रा बिभ्र॑द॒स्यायु॑धानि । वसा॑नो॒ अत्कं॑ सुर॒भिं दृ॒शे कं स्व१॒॑र्ण नाम॑ जनत प्रि॒याणि॑ ॥
ऊर्ध्वो गन्धर्वो अधि नाके अस्थात्प्रत्यङ्चित्रा बिभ्रदस्यायुधानि । वसानो अत्कं सुरभिं दृशे कं स्वर्ण नाम जनत प्रियाणि ॥
ūrdhvo gandharvo adhi nāke asthāt pratyaṅ citrā bibhrad asyāyudhāni | vasāno atkaṃ surabhiṃ dṛśe kaṃ svar ṇa nāma janata priyāṇi ||
English translation:
“The Gandharvā stood erect upon the firmament, brandishing towards us his wonderful weapons,investing all in his beautiful diffusive (form), they make them visible, like the sun he genitive rated the precious(rains).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): venaḥ [vena];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): venaḥ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऊ॒र्ध्वः । ग॒न्ध॒र्वः । अधि॑ । नाके॑ । अ॒स्था॒त् । प्र॒त्यङ् । चि॒त्रा । बिभ्र॑त् । अ॒स्य॒ । आयु॑धानि । वसा॑नः । अत्क॑म् । सु॒ऽर॒भिम् । दृ॒शे । कम् । स्वः॑ । ण । नाम॑ । ज॒न॒त॒ । प्रि॒याणि॑ ॥
ऊर्ध्वः । गन्धर्वः । अधि । नाके । अस्थात् । प्रत्यङ् । चित्रा । बिभ्रत् । अस्य । आयुधानि । वसानः । अत्कम् । सुरभिम् । दृशे । कम् । स्वः । ण । नाम । जनत । प्रियाणि ॥
ūrdhvaḥ | gandharvaḥ | adhi | nāke | asthāt | pratyaṅ | citrā | bibhrat | asya | āyudhāni | vasānaḥ | atkam | su-rabhim | dṛśe | kam | svaḥ | ṇa | nāma | janata | priyāṇi
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.123.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“upper; up(a); upper; upward; erect; more(a); raised; ūrdhva [word]; acclivitous; overturned; loud; eminent; high.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Gandharva; castor-oil plant; horse; Gandharva; Indian cuckoo.”
[adverb]
“on; from; accordingly.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“sky; celestial sphere; Svarga; nāka [word].”
[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, masculine
“western; facing; westbound; backward; pratyañc [word]; inverted.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“manifold; extraordinary; beautiful; divers(a); varicolored; bright; bright; bright; outstanding; agitated; aglitter(p); brilliant; painted; obvious; patched; bizarre.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“weapon; āyudha [word].”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“wear.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“garment.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“fragrant; perfumed; surabhi [word].”
[verb noun]
“see; observe; view; visit; look; learn; meet; read; teach; examine; watch; see; notice; perceive; diagnose; travel to; show; detect; know; know; understand; understand; follow.”
[adverb]
“kaṃ [word].”
[adverb]
“sun; sky; sunlight.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“name; appellation; nāman [word]; nāmakaraṇa; surname; noun; word.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“become; originate; be born; transform; happen; result; grow; beget; produce; create; conceive; separate; cause; give birth; grow; produce; generate; be; become; arise; come on.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”