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 9.68.9

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒यं दि॒व इ॑यर्ति॒ विश्व॒मा रज॒: सोम॑: पुना॒नः क॒लशे॑षु सीदति । अ॒द्भिर्गोभि॑र्मृज्यते॒ अद्रि॑भिः सु॒तः पु॑ना॒न इन्दु॒र्वरि॑वो विदत्प्रि॒यम् ॥
अयं दिव इयर्ति विश्वमा रजः सोमः पुनानः कलशेषु सीदति । अद्भिर्गोभिर्मृज्यते अद्रिभिः सुतः पुनान इन्दुर्वरिवो विदत्प्रियम् ॥
ayaṃ diva iyarti viśvam ā rajaḥ somaḥ punānaḥ kalaśeṣu sīdati | adbhir gobhir mṛjyate adribhiḥ sutaḥ punāna indur varivo vidat priyam ||

English translation:

“This Soma sends from heaven all water; bring filtered he settles in the vessels; effused with the stones, he is cleansed with water and milk; the filtered Indu bestow delightful wealth.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vatsaprirbhālandanaḥ [vatsaprirbhālandana];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): jagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒यम् । दि॒वः । इ॒य॒र्ति॒ । विश्व॑म् । आ । रजः॑ । सोमः॑ । पु॒ना॒नः । क॒लशे॑षु । सी॒द॒ति॒ । अ॒त्ऽभिः । गोभिः॑ । मृ॒ज्य॒ते॒ । अद्रि॑ऽभिः । सु॒तः । पु॒ना॒नः । इन्दुः॑ । वरि॑ऽवः । वि॒द॒त् । प्रि॒यम् ॥
अयम् । दिवः । इयर्ति । विश्वम् । आ । रजः । सोमः । पुनानः । कलशेषु । सीदति । अत्भिः । गोभिः । मृज्यते । अद्रिभिः । सुतः । पुनानः । इन्दुः । वरिवः । विदत् । प्रियम् ॥
ayam | divaḥ | iyarti | viśvam | ā | rajaḥ | somaḥ | punānaḥ | kalaśeṣu | sīdati | at-bhiḥ | gobhiḥ | mṛjyate | adri-bhiḥ | sutaḥ | punānaḥ | induḥ | varivaḥ | vidat | priyam

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.68.9 English analysis of grammar]

ayaṃ < ayam < idam

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”

diva < divaḥ < div

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”

iyarti < ṛch

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“enter (a state); travel; shoot; send; hit; originate; get; raise; begin; harm.”

viśvam < viśva

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

rajaḥ < rajas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“powder; menorrhea; dust; Rajas; atmosphere; rajas; pollen; passion; rajas [word]; sindūra; rust; tin; impurity; dark; sky.”

somaḥ < soma

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

punānaḥ <

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”

kalaśeṣu < kalaśa

[noun], locative, plural, masculine

“jar.”

sīdati < sad

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“sit down; break down; slow; sink; crumble; fracture; perish; ride; stop; besiege; tire.”

adbhir < adbhiḥ < ap

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”

gobhir < gobhiḥ < go

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“cow; cattle; go [word]; Earth; bull; floor; milk; beam; sunbeam; leather; hide; horn; language; bowstring; earth; ox; Svarga.”

mṛjyate < mṛj

[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr¦s. Passiv

“purify; polish; rub; remove.”

adribhiḥ < adri

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“mountain; rock; seven; stone; adri; grindstone; adri; rock.”

sutaḥ < su

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“press out; su.”

punāna < punānaḥ <

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”

indur < induḥ < indu

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”

varivo < varivaḥ < varivas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“room; varivas [word]; space; escape.”

vidat < vid

[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)

“find; detect; marry; get; think.”

priyam < priya

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”

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