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 10.135.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒दं य॒मस्य॒ साद॑नं देवमा॒नं यदु॒च्यते॑ । इ॒यम॑स्य धम्यते ना॒ळीर॒यं गी॒र्भिः परि॑ष्कृतः ॥
इदं यमस्य सादनं देवमानं यदुच्यते । इयमस्य धम्यते नाळीरयं गीर्भिः परिष्कृतः ॥
idaṃ yamasya sādanaṃ devamānaṃ yad ucyate | iyam asya dhamyate nāḻīr ayaṃ gīrbhiḥ pariṣkṛtaḥ ||
English translation:
“This is the dwelling of Yama, which is called the fabric of the gods; this pipe is sounded for his(gratification), he is propitiated by hymns.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
The hymn may be to Āditya and to Yama: Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa3.11.8; there is a dialogue between Naciketas and Yama in Kaṭha Upaniṣad on what becomes of the soul afterdeath; the father of Naciketas is named: Auddālaki and Āruṇi
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kumāro yāmāyanaḥ [kumāra yāmāyana];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): yamaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): bhuriganuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒दम् । य॒मस्य॑ । सद॑नम् । दे॒व॒ऽमा॒नम् । यत् । उ॒च्यते॑ । इ॒यम् । अ॒स्य॒ । ध॒म्य॒ते॒ । ना॒ळीः । अ॒यम् । गीः॒ऽभिः । परि॑ऽकृतः ॥
इदम् । यमस्य । सदनम् । देवमानम् । यत् । उच्यते । इयम् । अस्य । धम्यते । नाळीः । अयम् । गीःभिः । परिकृतः ॥
idam | yamasya | sadanam | deva-mānam | yat | ucyate | iyam | asya | dhamyate | nāḷīḥ | ayam | gīḥ-bhiḥ | pari-kṛtaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.135.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Yama; yama; twin; yam; Yama; two; bridle; yama [word]; Asvins.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“home; dwelling; seat.”
[noun], masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“weight; size; intensity; duration; dimension; weighing; volume; measure; grāsamāna; weight unit; accord; height; thickness.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr￤s. Passiv
“say; describe; name; tell; address; enumerate; call; state; teach; explain; say; declare; speak; define; declare; order; address; recommend; answer; deem; recite; approve; proclaim; indicate; determine; mention; designate.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr￤s. Passiv
“heat; blow; fan; blow; ignite; blow; inflate.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“nāḍī; tube; nāḍī; vessel; tube; nāḍī [word]; blood vessel; nāḍīsveda; stalk; cane; sunbeam; passage; flute.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], instrumental, plural
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“decorate.”