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 10.142.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒पामि॒दं न्यय॑नं समु॒द्रस्य॑ नि॒वेश॑नम् । अ॒न्यं कृ॑णुष्वे॒तः पन्थां॒ तेन॑ याहि॒ वशाँ॒ अनु॑ ॥
अपामिदं न्ययनं समुद्रस्य निवेशनम् । अन्यं कृणुष्वेतः पन्थां तेन याहि वशाँ अनु ॥
apām idaṃ nyayanaṃ samudrasya niveśanam | anyaṃ kṛṇuṣvetaḥ panthāṃ tena yāhi vaśām̐ anu ||
English translation:
“This is the abode of the waters, the dwelling of the ocean; pursue, Agni, a different path from this; goby this (path) according to your plural asure.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śārṅgāḥ;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdanuṣṭup;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒पाम् । इ॒दम् । नि॒ऽअय॑नम् । स॒मु॒द्रस्य॑ । नि॒ऽवेश॑नम् । अ॒न्यम् । कृ॒णु॒ष्व॒ । इ॒तः । पन्था॑म् । तेन॑ । या॒हि॒ । वशा॑न् । अनु॑ ॥
अपाम् । इदम् । निअयनम् । समुद्रस्य । निवेशनम् । अन्यम् । कृणुष्व । इतः । पन्थाम् । तेन । याहि । वशान् । अनु ॥
apām | idam | ni-ayanam | samudrasya | ni-veśanam | anyaṅm | kṛṇuṣva | itaḥ | panthām | tena | yāhi | vaśān | anu
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.142.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, plural, neuter
“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“entrance.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“ocean; Samudra; sea; samudra [word]; four.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“mansion; house; camp; city planning.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“other; another(a); remaining; different; anya [word]; other than; more(a); fresh; any(a).”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[adverb]
“from here; therefore.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“way; road; path [word]; journey; method.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“control; dominion; influence; power; Vaśa; vaśa [word]; will; authority; control; wish; supervision.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”