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 3.16.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
चक्रि॒र्यो विश्वा॒ भुव॑ना॒भि सा॑स॒हिश्चक्रि॑र्दे॒वेष्वा दुव॑: । आ दे॒वेषु॒ यत॑त॒ आ सु॒वीर्य॒ आ शंस॑ उ॒त नृ॒णाम् ॥
चक्रिर्यो विश्वा भुवनाभि सासहिश्चक्रिर्देवेष्वा दुवः । आ देवेषु यतत आ सुवीर्य आ शंस उत नृणाम् ॥
cakrir yo viśvā bhuvanābhi sāsahiś cakrir deveṣv ā duvaḥ | ā deveṣu yatata ā suvīrya ā śaṃsa uta nṛṇām ||
English translation:
“He who is the maker pevades all worlds; he the enduring maker (of all) bears our offerings to the gods; he is present with the devout (worshippers) and amidst th eheroism and the devotions of men.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): utkīlaḥ kātyaḥ [utkīla kātya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): bhurikbṛhatī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
चक्रिः॑ । यः । विश्वा॑ । भुव॑ना । अ॒भि । स॒स॒हिः । चक्रिः॑ । दे॒वेषु॑ । आ । दुवः॑ । आ । दे॒वेषु॑ । यत॑ते । आ । सु॒ऽवीर्ये॑ । आ । शंसे॑ । उ॒त । नृ॒णाम् ॥
चक्रिः । यः । विश्वा । भुवना । अभि । ससहिः । चक्रिः । देवेषु । आ । दुवः । आ । देवेषु । यतते । आ । सुवीर्ये । आ । शंसे । उत । नृणाम् ॥
cakriḥ | yaḥ | viśvā | bhuvanā | abhi | sasahiḥ | cakriḥ | deveṣu | ā | duvaḥ | ā | deveṣu | yatate | ā | su-vīrye | ā | śaṃse | uta | nṛṇām
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 3.16.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“doing; active.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“Earth; being; world; bhuvana [word].”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“victorious.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“doing; active.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“worship.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“strive; endeavor; join; equal; rival.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“praise; śaṃs; recitation.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”