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 10.127.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
रात्री॒ व्य॑ख्यदाय॒ती पु॑रु॒त्रा दे॒व्य१॒॑क्षभि॑: । विश्वा॒ अधि॒ श्रियो॑ऽधित ॥
रात्री व्यख्यदायती पुरुत्रा देव्यक्षभिः । विश्वा अधि श्रियोऽधित ॥
rātrī vy akhyad āyatī purutrā devy akṣabhiḥ | viśvā adhi śriyo 'dhita ||
English translation:
“The divine Night approaching looked upon many plural ces with her eyes, she has assumed all beautieṣ”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
This sūkta is recited at the sacrifice offered in the early morning by one who has had unplesant dreams duringthe night
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kuśikaḥ saubharo, rātrirvā bhāradvājī [kuśika saubharo, rātrirvā bhāradvājī];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): rātristavaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
रात्री॑ । वि । अ॒ख्य॒त् । आ॒ऽय॒ती । पु॒रु॒ऽत्रा । दे॒वी । अ॒क्षऽभिः॑ । विश्वाः॑ । अधि॑ । श्रियः॑ । अ॒धि॒त॒ ॥
रात्री । वि । अख्यत् । आयती । पुरुत्रा । देवी । अक्षभिः । विश्वाः । अधि । श्रियः । अधित ॥
rātrī | vi | akhyat | āyatī | puru-trā | devī | akṣa-bhiḥ | viśvāḥ | adhi | śriyaḥ | adhi ta
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.127.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“night; night; rātri [word]; turmeric; Rātri; day; night.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], singular, Thematic aorist (Ind.)
“name; describe; call; enumerate; watch; know.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“come; travel.”
[adverb]
“distributively.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Parvati; queen; goddess; Devi.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“eye; akṣa [word]; hole.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[adverb]
“on; from; accordingly.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“mister; Ms.; Lakshmi; good fortune; well-being; magnificence; glory; beauty; Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa; dignity; power; śrī [word]; śrī; prosperity; auspiciousness.”
[verb], singular, Root aorist (Ind.)
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”