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 9.101.11
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सु॒ष्वा॒णासो॒ व्यद्रि॑भि॒श्चिता॑ना॒ गोरधि॑ त्व॒चि । इष॑म॒स्मभ्य॑म॒भित॒: सम॑स्वरन्वसु॒विद॑: ॥
सुष्वाणासो व्यद्रिभिश्चिताना गोरधि त्वचि । इषमस्मभ्यमभितः समस्वरन्वसुविदः ॥
suṣvāṇāso vy adribhiś citānā gor adhi tvaci | iṣam asmabhyam abhitaḥ sam asvaran vasuvidaḥ ||
English translation:
“Effused by the stones, recognized upon the cowhide acquirers of wealth they bestow food upon us from all sides.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
They bestow food upon us: samasvaran = liṭ, they sounded food for us
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): manuḥ sāṃvaraṇaḥ [manuḥ sāṃvaraṇa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdanuṣṭup;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सु॒स्वा॒णासः॑ । वि । अद्रि॑ऽभिः । चिता॑नाः । गोः । अधि॑ । त्व॒चि । इष॑म् । अ॒स्मभ्य॑म् । अ॒भितः॑ । सम् । अ॒स्व॒र॒न् । व॒सु॒ऽविदः॑ ॥
सुस्वाणासः । वि । अद्रिभिः । चितानाः । गोः । अधि । त्वचि । इषम् । अस्मभ्यम् । अभितः । सम् । अस्वरन् । वसुविदः ॥
susvāṇāsaḥ | vi | adri-bhiḥ | citānāḥ | goḥ | adhi | tvaci | iṣam | asmabhyam | abhitaḥ | sam | asvaran | vasu-vidaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.101.11 English analysis of grammar]
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“press out; su.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“mountain; rock; seven; stone; adri; grindstone; adri; rock.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“notice; observe; attend to; intend.”
[noun], genitive, singular, feminine
“cow; cattle; go [word]; Earth; bull; floor; milk; beam; sunbeam; leather; hide; horn; language; bowstring; earth; ox; Svarga.”
[adverb]
“on; from; accordingly.”
[noun], locative, singular, feminine
“skin; bark; peel; hide; complexion; hide; Rasa; rind.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“refreshment; enjoyment; stores.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“about; around; regarding; about.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[verb], plural, Imperfect
“sing.”
[noun], neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“finding.”