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 1.25.17
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सं नु वो॑चावहै॒ पुन॒र्यतो॑ मे॒ मध्वाभृ॑तम् । होते॑व॒ क्षद॑से प्रि॒यम् ॥
सं नु वोचावहै पुनर्यतो मे मध्वाभृतम् । होतेव क्षदसे प्रियम् ॥
saṃ nu vocāvahai punar yato me madhv ābhṛtam | hoteva kṣadase priyam ||
English translation:
“Let us together proclaim that my offering has been prepared, and that you, as if the offerer, accept the valued (oblation).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śunaḥśepa ājīgartiḥ [śunaśepa ājīgarti];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): varuṇaḥ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सम् । नु । वो॒चा॒व॒है॒ । पुनः॑ । यतः॑ । मे॒ । मधु॑ । आऽभृ॑तम् । होता॑ऽइव । क्षद॑से । प्रि॒यम् ॥
सम् । नु । वोचावहै । पुनः । यतः । मे । मधु । आभृतम् । होताइव । क्षदसे । प्रियम् ॥
sam | nu | vocāvahai | punaḥ | yataḥ | me | madhu | ābhṛtam | hotāiva | kṣadase | priyam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.25.17 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[adverb]
“now; already.”
[verb], dual, Aorist conj./subj.
“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.”
[adverb]
“again; further; now; over and over; subsequently; repeatedly; however; besides.”
[adverb]
“from which; whence; wherein.”
[noun], dative, singular
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“honey; alcohol; sweet; nectar; madhu [word].”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“bring.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Hotṛ.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[verb noun]
“butcher; carve.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”