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 5.67.2

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ यद्योनिं॑ हिर॒ण्ययं॒ वरु॑ण॒ मित्र॒ सद॑थः । ध॒र्तारा॑ चर्षणी॒नां य॒न्तं सु॒म्नं रि॑शादसा ॥
आ यद्योनिं हिरण्ययं वरुण मित्र सदथः । धर्तारा चर्षणीनां यन्तं सुम्नं रिशादसा ॥
ā yad yoniṃ hiraṇyayaṃ varuṇa mitra sadathaḥ | dhartārā carṣaṇīnāṃ yantaṃ sumnaṃ riśādasā ||

English translation:

“When you come, Varuṇa and Mitra, to the delightful plural ce of sacrifice, then, supporters of men, destroyers of foes, you bring felicity.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): yajata ātreyaḥ [yajata ātreya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): mitrāvaruṇau ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdanuṣṭup;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ । यत् । योनि॑म् । हि॒र॒ण्यय॑म् । वरु॑ण । मित्र॑ । सद॑थः । ध॒र्तारा॑ । च॒र्ष॒णी॒नाम् । य॒न्तम् । सु॒म्नम् । रि॒शा॒द॒सा॒ ॥
आ । यत् । योनिम् । हिरण्ययम् । वरुण । मित्र । सदथः । धर्तारा । चर्षणीनाम् । यन्तम् । सुम्नम् । रिशादसा ॥
ā | yat | yonim | hiraṇyayam | varuṇa | mitra | sadathaḥ | dhartārā | carṣaṇīnām | yantam | sumnam | riśādasā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 5.67.2 English analysis of grammar]

ā

[adverb]

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

yad < yat

[adverb]

“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”

yoniṃ < yonim < yoni

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“vagina; vulva; uterus; beginning; origin; reincarnation; birthplace; family; production; cause; race; grain; raw material; birth; kind; caste; kinship; bed.”

hiraṇyayaṃ < hiraṇyayam < hiraṇyaya

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“gold; aureate; hiraṇyaya [word].”

varuṇa

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”

mitra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”

sadathaḥ < sad

[verb], dual, Present indikative

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

dhartārā < dhartṛ

[noun], nominative, dual, masculine

“supporter.”

carṣaṇīnāṃ < carṣaṇīnām < carṣaṇi

[noun], genitive, plural, feminine

“people.”

yantaṃ < yantam < yam

[verb], dual, Aorist imperative

“concentrate; grant; restrain; cause; control; offer; cover; raise.”

sumnaṃ < sumnam < sumna

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“favor; benevolence; sumna [word]; entreaty; favor.”

riśādasā < riśādas

[noun], vocative, dual, masculine

“superior; superior; proud.”

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