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 10.164.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
भ॒द्रं वै वरं॑ वृणते भ॒द्रं यु॑ञ्जन्ति॒ दक्षि॑णम् । भ॒द्रं वै॑वस्व॒ते चक्षु॑र्बहु॒त्रा जीव॑तो॒ मन॑: ॥
भद्रं वै वरं वृणते भद्रं युञ्जन्ति दक्षिणम् । भद्रं वैवस्वते चक्षुर्बहुत्रा जीवतो मनः ॥
bhadraṃ vai varaṃ vṛṇate bhadraṃ yuñjanti dakṣiṇam | bhadraṃ vaivasvate cakṣur bahutrā jīvato manaḥ ||
English translation:
“Men solicit the boon of good fortune, they acquire abundant good fortune, (I desire) the auspicioussight of Vaivasvat; the mind of a living being is variously (directed).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): pracetāḥ;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): duḥsvapnaghnam ;
Chandas (meter): anuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
भ॒द्रम् । वै । वर॑म् । वृ॒ण॒ते॒ । भ॒द्रम् । यु॒ञ्ज॒न्ति॒ । दक्षि॑णम् । भ॒द्रम् । वै॒व॒स्व॒ते । चक्षुः॑ । ब॒हु॒ऽत्रा । जीव॑तः । मनः॑ ॥
भद्रम् । वै । वरम् । वृणते । भद्रम् । युञ्जन्ति । दक्षिणम् । भद्रम् । वैवस्वते । चक्षुः । बहुत्रा । जीवतः । मनः ॥
bhadram | vai | varam | vṛṇate | bhadram | yuñjanti | dakṣiṇam | bhadram | vaivasvate | cakṣuḥ | bahu-trā | jīvataḥ | manaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.164.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“auspicious; lovely; good; happy; bhadra [word]; lucky; fine-looking; beautiful.”
[adverb]
“surely; on the other hand; vai [word]; indeed.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“gift; favor; wish; privilege; varac; wages.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“choose; ask.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“auspicious; lovely; good; happy; bhadra [word]; lucky; fine-looking; beautiful.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“mix; use; endow; yoke; accompany; to practice Yoga; connect; hire; administer; compound; affect; add; concentrate; unite; join; prosecute; combine; supply; compound; attach to; appoint; fill; process; mobilize; mount; complement; eat; join; treat; coincide; affect; challenge.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“auspicious; lovely; good; happy; bhadra [word]; lucky; fine-looking; beautiful.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Yama; Vaivasvata.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“eye; look; visual perception; cakṣus [word]; sight.”
[adverb]
[verb noun], genitive, singular
“survive; be; exist; live on; dwell.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”