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 10.130.5

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

वि॒राण्मि॒त्रावरु॑णयोरभि॒श्रीरिन्द्र॑स्य त्रि॒ष्टुबि॒ह भा॒गो अह्न॑: । विश्वा॑न्दे॒वाञ्जग॒त्या वि॑वेश॒ तेन॑ चाकॢप्र॒ ऋष॑यो मनु॒ष्या॑: ॥
विराण्मित्रावरुणयोरभिश्रीरिन्द्रस्य त्रिष्टुबिह भागो अह्नः । विश्वान्देवाञ्जगत्या विवेश तेन चाकॢप्र ऋषयो मनुष्याः ॥
virāṇ mitrāvaruṇayor abhiśrīr indrasya triṣṭub iha bhāgo ahnaḥ | viśvān devāñ jagaty ā viveśa tena cākḷpra ṛṣayo manuṣyāḥ ||

English translation:

“Virāt. was the glory of Mitra and Varuṇa; Triṣṭubh was Indra's portion of the midday (oblation) atand 5 answer the question, what was the metre? Two of the other questions- those relating to the butter (ājya)and the enclosure (paridhi)-- have been answered, in the Puruṣa sūkta, 10.90; cf. Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa3.12.9]. beholding them with the eye of the mind, I glorify those who of old celebrated this sacrifice.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): yajñaḥ prājāpatyaḥ [yajña prājāpatya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): bhāvavṛttam ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

वि॒राट् । मि॒त्रावरु॑णयोः । अ॒भि॒ऽश्रीः । इन्द्र॑स्य । त्रि॒ऽस्तुप् । इ॒ह । भा॒गः । अह्नः॑ । विश्वा॑न् । दे॒वान् । जग॒ती । आ । वि॒वे॒श॒ । तेन॑ । चा॒कॢ॒प्रे॒ । ऋष॑यः । म॒नु॒ष्याः॑ ॥
विराट् । मित्रावरुणयोः । अभिश्रीः । इन्द्रस्य । त्रिस्तुप् । इह । भागः । अह्नः । विश्वान् । देवान् । जगती । आ । विवेश । तेन । चाकॢप्रे । ऋषयः । मनुष्याः ॥
virāṭ | mitrāvaruṇayoḥ | abhi-śrīḥ | indrasya | tri-stup | iha | bhāgaḥ | ahnaḥ | viśvān | devān | jagatī | ā | viveśa | tena | cākḷpre | ṛṣayaḥ | manuṣyāḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.130.5 English analysis of grammar]

virāṇ < virāj

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“Virāj; eminence.”

mitrāvaruṇayor < mitrāvaruṇayoḥ < mitrāvaruṇa

[noun], genitive, dual, masculine

“Varuna; Mitra.”

abhiśrīr < abhiśrīḥ < abhiśrī

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

indrasya < indra

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

triṣṭub < triṣṭubh

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“Triṣṭubh.”

iha

[adverb]

“here; now; in this world; now; below; there; here; just.”

bhāgo < bhāgaḥ < bhāga

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“part; part; part; parcel; quarter; body part; location; region; allotment; part; numerator; division; application; function; outside; bhāga [word]; volume; helping.”

ahnaḥ < ahar

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

“day; day; ahar [word]; day; day.”

viśvān < viśva

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

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

devāñ < devān < deva

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

jagaty < jagatī

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“Jagatī; Earth; floor; jagatī [word]; site; cow.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

viveśa < viś

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“enter; penetrate; settle; settle.”

tena

[adverb]

“therefore; thereby; there.”

cākᄆpra < cākᄆpre < kᄆp

[verb], plural, Perfect indicative

“succeed; prepare; harmonize; arrange; cut; suit; befit; contribute.”

ṛṣayo < ṛṣayaḥ < ṛṣi

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“Ṛṣi; spiritual teacher; ascetic; Mantra.”

manuṣyāḥ < manuṣya

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“human.”

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