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 5.78.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यथा॒ वात॑: पुष्क॒रिणीं॑ समि॒ङ्गय॑ति स॒र्वत॑: । ए॒वा ते॒ गर्भ॑ एजतु नि॒रैतु॒ दश॑मास्यः ॥
यथा वातः पुष्करिणीं समिङ्गयति सर्वतः । एवा ते गर्भ एजतु निरैतु दशमास्यः ॥
yathā vātaḥ puṣkariṇīṃ samiṅgayati sarvataḥ | evā te garbha ejatu niraitu daśamāsyaḥ ||
English translation:
“As the wind ruffles the lake on every side, so may your womb be stimulated, and the conception of the months come forth.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): saptavadhrirātreyaḥ [saptavadhrirātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): aśvinau ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdanuṣṭup;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यथा॑ । वातः॑ । पु॒ष्क॒रिणी॑म् । स॒म्ऽइ॒ङ्गय॑ति । स॒र्वतः॑ । ए॒व । ते॒ । गर्भः॑ । ए॒ज॒तु॒ । निः॒ऽऐतु॑ । दश॑ऽमास्यः ॥
यथा । वातः । पुष्करिणीम् । सम्इङ्गयति । सर्वतः । एव । ते । गर्भः । एजतु । निःऐतु । दशमास्यः ॥
yathā | vātaḥ | puṣkariṇīm | sam-iṅgayati | sarvataḥ | eva | te | garbhaḥ | ejatu | niḥ-aitu | daśa-māsyaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.78.7 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“vāta; wind; fart; Vayu; air; draft; vāta [word]; Vāta; rheumatism; Marut.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“female elephant; cotton rose; pond; pool.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
[adverb]
“about; everywhere; from all sides; always; in every direction; thoroughly; anywhere.”
[adverb]
“indeed; merely; thus; even; surely; same; eva [word]; successively; immediately; in truth.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“fetus; garbha; inside; cavity; embryo; uterus; child; pit; garbhadruti; filling; pregnancy; room; abdomen; fertilization; inside; hole; baby; calyx; midst.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“move; stir; tremble; travel.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine