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...

Disclaimer: These are translations of Sanskrit texts and are not necessarily approved by everyone associated with the traditions connected to these texts. Consult the source and original scripture in case of doubt.

Rig Veda 10.188.3

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

या रुचो॑ जा॒तवे॑दसो देव॒त्रा ह॑व्य॒वाह॑नीः । ताभि॑र्नो य॒ज्ञमि॑न्वतु ॥
या रुचो जातवेदसो देवत्रा हव्यवाहनीः । ताभिर्नो यज्ञमिन्वतु ॥
yā ruco jātavedaso devatrā havyavāhanīḥ | tābhir no yajñam invatu ||

English translation:

“May he invest our sacrifice with those bright (flames) of Jātavedas, that are the bearers of theoblation to the gods.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śyena āgneyaḥ [śyena āgneya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agnirjātavedāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

याः । रुचः॑ । जा॒तऽवे॑दसः । दे॒व॒ऽत्रा । ह॒व्य॒ऽवाह॑नीः । ताभिः॑ । नः॒ । य॒ज्ञम् । इ॒न्व॒तु॒ ॥
याः । रुचः । जातवेदसः । देवत्रा । हव्यवाहनीः । ताभिः । नः । यज्ञम् । इन्वतु ॥
yāḥ | rucaḥ | jāta-vedasaḥ | deva-trā | havya-vāhanīḥ | tābhiḥ | naḥ | yajñam | invatu

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.188.3 English analysis of grammar]

< yāḥ < yad

[noun], nominative, plural, feminine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

ruco < rucaḥ < ruc

[noun], nominative, plural, feminine

“beam; radiance; color.”

jātavedaso < jātavedasaḥ < jātavedas

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“Agni; fire.”

devatrā

[adverb]

havyavāhanīḥ < havya

[noun], neuter

“Havya; offering; havya [word].”

havyavāhanīḥ < vāhanīḥ < vāhana

[noun], nominative, plural, feminine

“bringing; carrying.”

tābhir < tābhiḥ < tad

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

no < naḥ < mad

[noun], genitive, plural

“I; mine.”

yajñam < yajña

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”

invatu < inv

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“bring; drive.”

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: