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 3.1.21
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
जन्म॑ञ्जन्म॒न्निहि॑तो जा॒तवे॑दा वि॒श्वामि॑त्रेभिरिध्यते॒ अज॑स्रः । तस्य॑ व॒यं सु॑म॒तौ य॒ज्ञिय॒स्यापि॑ भ॒द्रे सौ॑मन॒से स्या॑म ॥
जन्मञ्जन्मन्निहितो जातवेदा विश्वामित्रेभिरिध्यते अजस्रः । तस्य वयं सुमतौ यज्ञियस्यापि भद्रे सौमनसे स्याम ॥
janmañ-janman nihito jātavedā viśvāmitrebhir idhyate ajasraḥ | tasya vayaṃ sumatau yajñiyasyāpi bhadre saumanase syāma ||
English translation:
“The undecaying Jātavedas, who in every birth is established (among men), is kindled by the Viśvāmitras; may we, (enjoying) his favour, ever be (held) in the auspicious good-will of that adorable (deity).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gāthino viśvāmitraḥ [gāthina viśvāmitra];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
जन्म॑न्ऽजन्मन् । निऽहि॑तः । जा॒तऽवे॑दाः । वि॒श्वामि॑त्रेभिः । इ॒ध्य॒ते॒ । अज॑स्रः । तस्य॑ । व॒यम् । सु॒ऽम॒तौ । य॒ज्ञिय॑स्य । अपि॑ । भ॒द्रे । सौ॒म॒न॒से । स्या॒म॒ ॥
जन्मन्जन्मन् । निहितः । जातवेदाः । विश्वामित्रेभिः । इध्यते । अजस्रः । तस्य । वयम् । सुमतौ । यज्ञियस्य । अपि । भद्रे । सौमनसे । स्याम ॥
janman-janman | ni-hitaḥ | jāta-vedāḥ | viśvāmitrebhiḥ | idhyate | ajasraḥ | tasya | vayam | su-matau | yajñiyasya | api | bhadre | saumanase | syāma
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 3.1.21 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“birth; reincarnation; lineage; origin; race; metempsychosis; parentage; descent; appearance; age; birthplace; beginning; being.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“birth; reincarnation; lineage; origin; race; metempsychosis; parentage; descent; appearance; age; birthplace; beginning; being.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“put; fill into; stow; insert; ignite; insert; add; put on; establish; keep down.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Agni; fire.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“Viśvāmitra; coconut.”
[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr￤s. Passiv
“kindle; ignite; set ablaze.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“ceaseless; ageless; incessant.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], nominative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], locative, singular, feminine
“benevolence; favor; Sumati.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“sacrificial; divine; devoted.”
[adverb]
“besides; even; surely; though; furthermore; among; contrastingly; assuredly.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“auspicious; lovely; good; happy; bhadra [word]; lucky; fine-looking; beautiful.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“favor; satisfaction.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”