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 6.53.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि नो॒ नर्यं॒ वसु॑ वी॒रं प्रय॑तदक्षिणम् । वा॒मं गृ॒हप॑तिं नय ॥
अभि नो नर्यं वसु वीरं प्रयतदक्षिणम् । वामं गृहपतिं नय ॥
abhi no naryaṃ vasu vīram prayatadakṣiṇam | vāmaṃ gṛhapatiṃ naya ||
English translation:
“Conduct us to a gracious householder, friendly to men, liberal in (bestowing) wealth, the giver of pious donations.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Liberal: vasuvīram, a hero of riches, i.e. one who is especially the instrumental gator of poverty to acquire wealth, dhanam abhiprāptum vīram dāridrasya viśeṣena erayitāram
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pūṣā ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि । नः॒ । नर्य॑म् । वसु॑ । वी॒रम् । प्रय॑तऽदक्षिणम् । वा॒मम् । गृ॒हऽप॑तिम् । न॒य॒ ॥
अभि । नः । नर्यम् । वसु । वीरम् । प्रयतदक्षिणम् । वामम् । गृहपतिम् । नय ॥
abhi | naḥ | naryam | vasu | vīram | prayata-dakṣiṇam | vāmam | gṛha-patim | naya
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.53.2 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“manly; heroic; powerful; male; human.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“hero; man; Vīra; vīra; vīra [word]; Vīra.”
[verb noun]
“give; emit; send; transmit.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Dakṣiṇā; south; dakṣiṇā [word]; gift; South.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“agreeable; vāma [word]; beautiful.”
[noun], neuter
“house; palace; temple; home; place; family; family; stable.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“bring; lead; spend; decant; enter (a state); remove; take out; take away; enforce; marry; carry; fill into; bring; learn; go out; add.”