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 10.173.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ध्रु॒वं ते॒ राजा॒ वरु॑णो ध्रु॒वं दे॒वो बृह॒स्पति॑: । ध्रु॒वं त॒ इन्द्र॑श्चा॒ग्निश्च॑ रा॒ष्ट्रं धा॑रयतां ध्रु॒वम् ॥
ध्रुवं ते राजा वरुणो ध्रुवं देवो बृहस्पतिः । ध्रुवं त इन्द्रश्चाग्निश्च राष्ट्रं धारयतां ध्रुवम् ॥
dhruvaṃ te rājā varuṇo dhruvaṃ devo bṛhaspatiḥ | dhruvaṃ ta indraś cāgniś ca rāṣṭraṃ dhārayatāṃ dhruvam ||
English translation:
“May the royal Varuṇa, the divine Bṛhaspati, may Indra and Agni ever give stability to your kingdom.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): dhruvaḥ [dhruva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): rājñaḥstutiḥ ;
Chandas (meter): anuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ध्रु॒वम् । ते॒ । राजा॑ । वरु॑णः । ध्रु॒वम् । दे॒वः । बृह॒स्पतिः॑ । ध्रु॒वम् । ते॒ । इन्द्रः॑ । च॒ । अ॒ग्निः । च॒ । रा॒ष्ट्रम् । धा॒र॒य॒ता॒म् । ध्रु॒वम् ॥
ध्रुवम् । ते । राजा । वरुणः । ध्रुवम् । देवः । बृहस्पतिः । ध्रुवम् । ते । इन्द्रः । च । अग्निः । च । राष्ट्रम् । धारयताम् । ध्रुवम् ॥
dhruvam | te | rājā | varuṇaḥ | dhruvam | devaḥ | bṛhaspatiḥ | dhruvam | te | indraḥ | ca | agniḥ | ca | rāṣṭram | dhārayatām | dhruvam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.173.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“certain; fixed; permanent; changeless; firm; safe; resident; immovable; fixed; fixed; vital; faithful.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“king; Kshatriya; rājan [word]; best; rājāvarta; Yakṣa.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“certain; fixed; permanent; changeless; firm; safe; resident; immovable; fixed; fixed; vital; faithful.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Brihaspati; Jupiter; Bṛhaspati.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“certain; fixed; permanent; changeless; firm; safe; resident; immovable; fixed; fixed; vital; faithful.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“kingdom; kingdom; kingship; rāṣṭra [word]; citizenry.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“keep; sustain; put; hold; wear; hold; carry; keep alive; suppress; preserve; remember; stow; stop; have; fill into; endure; support; understand; fixate; govern; restrain.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“certain; fixed; permanent; changeless; firm; safe; resident; immovable; fixed; fixed; vital; faithful.”