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 10.10.14

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒न्यमू॒ षु त्वं य॑म्य॒न्य उ॒ त्वां परि॑ ष्वजाते॒ लिबु॑जेव वृ॒क्षम् । तस्य॑ वा॒ त्वं मन॑ इ॒च्छा स वा॒ तवाधा॑ कृणुष्व सं॒विदं॒ सुभ॑द्राम् ॥
अन्यमू षु त्वं यम्यन्य उ त्वां परि ष्वजाते लिबुजेव वृक्षम् । तस्य वा त्वं मन इच्छा स वा तवाधा कृणुष्व संविदं सुभद्राम् ॥
anyam ū ṣu tvaṃ yamy anya u tvām pari ṣvajāte libujeva vṛkṣam | tasya vā tvam mana icchā sa vā tavādhā kṛṇuṣva saṃvidaṃ subhadrām ||

English translation:

“(Yama speaks). Do you, Yamī, embrace another; and let another embrace you as a creeper a tree;seek his affection, let him seek you; and make a happy union.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): yamo vaivasvataḥ [yama vaivasvata];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): yamī vaivasvatī ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒न्यम् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । सु । त्वम् । य॒मि॒ । अ॒न्यः । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । त्वाम् । परि॑ । स्व॒जा॒ते॒ । लिबु॑जाऽइव । वृ॒क्षम् । तस्य॑ । वा॒ । त्वम् । मनः॑ । इ॒च्छा । सः । वा॒ । तव॑ । अध॑ । कृ॒णु॒ष्व॒ । स॒म्ऽविद॑म् । सुऽभ॑द्राम् ॥
अन्यम् । ऊँ इति । सु । त्वम् । यमि । अन्यः । ऊँ इति । त्वाम् । परि । स्वजाते । लिबुजाइव । वृक्षम् । तस्य । वा । त्वम् । मनः । इच्छा । सः । वा । तव । अध । कृणुष्व । सम्विदम् । सुभद्राम् ॥
anyam | oṃ iti | su | tvam | yami | anyaḥ | oṃ iti | tvām | pari | svajāte | libujāiva | vṛkṣam | tasya | vā | tvam | manaḥ | icchā | saḥ | vā | tava | adha | kṛṇuṣva | sam-vidam | su-bhadrām

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.10.14 English analysis of grammar]

anyam < anya

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“other; another(a); remaining; different; anya [word]; other than; more(a); fresh; any(a).”

ū < u

[adverb]

“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”

ṣu < su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

tvaṃ < tvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, singular

“you.”

yamy < yamī

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“Yamī.”

anya < anyaḥ < anya

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“other; another(a); remaining; different; anya [word]; other than; more(a); fresh; any(a).”

u

[adverb]

“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”

tvām < tvad

[noun], accusative, singular

“you.”

pari

[adverb]

“from; about; around.”

ṣvajāte < svajāte < svaj

[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)

“embrace.”

libujeva < libujā

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“creeper.”

libujeva < iva

[adverb]

“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”

vṛkṣam < vṛkṣa

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“tree; fruit tree.”

tasya < tad

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

[adverb]

“or; optionally; either.”

tvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, singular

“you.”

mana < manaḥ < manas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“mind; Manas; purpose; idea; attention; heart; decision; manas [word]; manas [indecl.]; spirit; temper; intelligence.”

icchā < iṣ

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“desire; recommend; approve; seek; call; search; try; prefer; love; commend; assent; permit; choose.”

sa < tad

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

[adverb]

“or; optionally; either.”

tavādhā < tava < tvad

[noun], genitive, singular

“you.”

tavādhā < adhā < adha

[adverb]

“then; and; therefore; now.”

kṛṇuṣva < kṛ

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”

saṃvidaṃ < saṃvidam < saṃvid

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“agreement; cannabis; plan; rendezvous.”

subhadrām < subhadra

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“fortunate.”

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