2013 -Rig Veda

2013·9.1 MB·English

by  Dr Tulsi Ram

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RIGVEDA
:
ऋग्वेद
Vol. I

(With Original Sanskrit Text, Transliteration &
Lucid English Translation in the Aarsh Tradition
of Maharshi Yaska and Swami Dayananda)

English translation by
Dr. Tulsi Ram M.A., Ph.D. (London, U.K.)
(Professor, Administrator, Researcher and Writer)

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RIGVEDA Vol. I by Dr. Tulsi Ram M.A., Ph.D.
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P Q Homage, Thanks and Acknowledgements
Homage to Jyeshtha Brahma, the Eternal Guru.
Homage to Immanent Brahma and Will Divine.
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Bharati.
Homage to the °Rshis from Brahma to Dayananda.
Homage to parents for inspiration and blessings.
Homage to the sacred memory of my wife Maya Jyoti
who waited until the last word of this project was written.
Thanks and best wishes to my son Gianendra Sharma for
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his relentless and indispensable dedication to the management of
this project till the completion.
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4 Thanks and best wishes to my daughter Indira Sharma
and son-in-law Gulab Sharma and my brother Ram Kishan
Sharma, wishing, waiting and assuring, with Gianendra Sharma,
the publication of this work.
Thanks to Sarvshri Amar Erry, Bhai Anand Roop Narain,
Aditya Kumar, Amar Uma Das, Ramesh Gupta, and the other
members of Arya Samaj Markham, Toronto and North America.
Your path is up and onwards,
Thanks and homage of gratitude to the teachers, scholars
Never downwards
and translators of the Vedas from Swami Dayananda to the present
S R day: Shripad Damodar Satavalekara, Pandit Jaya Deva, Pt. Tulsi
Ram Swami, Pt. Kshema Karana Das Trivedi, Prof. Vishwa Nath
Vidyamartanda, Pt. Dharma Dev Vidyamartanda, Acharya
Vaidyanath Shastri, Swami Satya Prakash, Pt Devi Chand and a
lot many others.
Thanks to Shri Dharampal Arya, of Arsh Sahitya Prachar
Trust, for the publication of this work.
—Tulsi Ram

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ParopakariniSabha,Ajmer,AcharyaGianeshwarofDarshan
YogaVidyalaya,Roger(Gujrat),andShriK.C.GargManager,
Homage, Thanks andAcknowledgements
RukminiDeviPublicSchool,Pitampura,NewDelhifortheir
generousoffersofpracticalhelp,assistanceandcooperation
Homage to Jyeshtha Brahma, the Eternal Guru.
toward publication of this work.
Homage to Immanent Brahma andWill Divine
ThankstoShriRameshGupta,PresidentAryaSamaj
Homage to Mother Trinity of Ida, Saraswati, Mahi NorthAmerica for his supprot and good wishes.
with Barati.
Thanksandhomageofgratitudetothescholarsand
Homage to the Rshis from Brahma to Dayananda. translators of the Vedas from Swami Dayananda to the
present day: Shripad Damodara Satavalekara, Pandit Jaya
Homage toVedic scholars and teachers.
Deva,Pt.TulsiRamSwami,Pt.KshemaKaranaDasTrivedi,
Homage to parents for inspiration and blessings.
Prof. Vishwa Nath Vidyamartanda, Pt. Dharma Dev
HomagetothesacredmemoryofmywifeMayaJyoti Vidyamartanda, Acharya Vaidyanath Shastri, Swami Satya
who waited until the last word of this project was written. Prakash, Pt. Devi Chand and a lot many others.
ThanksandbestwishestomysonGianendraSharma I cannot forget Professor Vachaspati Upadhyaya,
for his long, continuous, relentless and indispensable Vice-Chancellor, Lal Bahadur Shastri Vidyapeeth, New
dedication to the practical management of this project till Delhi, who first read the manuscript of the “Voice of
the completion. Yajurveda”andenthusiasticallyencouragedmetogoahead
withtranslationofallthefourVedasforloversoftheRshis’
Thanks and best wishes to my daughter Indira
tradition.
Sharma and son-in-law Gulab Sharma and my brother Ram
Kishan Sharma, wishing, waiting and assuring, with Thankstoalltheschollarswhoreadthemanuscript
Gianendra Sharma, the publication of this work. and expressed their candid openions on this work.
ThankstoShriAjayKumarArya,ofMessrsGovind
RamHasanand,Delhi,forthestartofthispublicationproject. —Dr.Tulsi Ram Sharma
ThankstoShriDharampalandShriRajvirShastriof
Arsh Sahitya PracharTrust for this publication.
Thanks to SarvashriAmar Erry, BhaiAnand Roop
Narain,AdityaKumar,AmarUmaDas,DoodyRoss,Ashwini
Kumar, Dr. Ravi Prakash Arya, Pandit Satish Prakash, Sat
ChopraandmembersofAryaSamajMarkham,Torontoand
Shakti Nagar (Delhi), Dr. DharmaVira, Secretary,
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ParopakariniSabha,Ajmer,AcharyaGianeshwarofDarshan
YogaVidyalaya,Roger(Gujrat),andShriK.C.GargManager,
Homage, Thanks andAcknowledgements
RukminiDeviPublicSchool,Pitampura,NewDelhifortheir
generousoffersofpracticalhelp,assistanceandcooperation
Homage to Jyeshtha Brahma, the Eternal Guru.
toward publication of this work.
Homage to Immanent Brahma andWill Divine
ThankstoShriRameshGupta,PresidentAryaSamaj
Homage to Mother Trinity of Ida, Saraswati, Mahi NorthAmerica for his supprot and good wishes.
with Barati.
Thanksandhomageofgratitudetothescholarsand
Homage to the Rshis from Brahma to Dayananda. translators of the Vedas from Swami Dayananda to the
present day: Shripad Damodara Satavalekara, Pandit Jaya
Homage toVedic scholars and teachers.
Deva,Pt.TulsiRamSwami,Pt.KshemaKaranaDasTrivedi,
Homage to parents for inspiration and blessings.
Prof. Vishwa Nath Vidyamartanda, Pt. Dharma Dev
HomagetothesacredmemoryofmywifeMayaJyoti Vidyamartanda, Acharya Vaidyanath Shastri, Swami Satya
who waited until the last word of this project was written. Prakash, Pt. Devi Chand and a lot many others.
ThanksandbestwishestomysonGianendraSharma I cannot forget Professor Vachaspati Upadhyaya,
for his long, continuous, relentless and indispensable Vice-Chancellor, Lal Bahadur Shastri Vidyapeeth, New
dedication to the practical management of this project till Delhi, who first read the manuscript of the “Voice of
the completion. Yajurveda”andenthusiasticallyencouragedmetogoahead
withtranslationofallthefourVedasforloversoftheRshis’
Thanks and best wishes to my daughter Indira
tradition.
Sharma and son-in-law Gulab Sharma and my brother Ram
Kishan Sharma, wishing, waiting and assuring, with Thankstoalltheschollarswhoreadthemanuscript
Gianendra Sharma, the publication of this work. and expressed their candid openions on this work.
ThankstoShriAjayKumarArya,ofMessrsGovind
RamHasanand,Delhi,forthestartofthispublicationproject. —Dr.Tulsi Ram Sharma
ThankstoShriDharampalandShriRajvirShastriof
Arsh Sahitya PracharTrust for this publication.
Thanks to SarvashriAmar Erry, BhaiAnand Roop
Narain,AdityaKumar,AmarUmaDas,DoodyRoss,Ashwini
Kumar, Dr. Ravi Prakash Arya, Pandit Satish Prakash, Sat
ChopraandmembersofAryaSamajMarkham,Torontoand
Shakti Nagar (Delhi), Dr. DharmaVira, Secretary,
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CONTENTS
About theAuthor
S.No. Particulars Page Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma
From the Publishers Desk vi
Dr.TulsiRamSharmaM.A.English(Delhi,1949),
Ph.D. (London, 1963) has been a university professor,
Homage,Thanks and
academic administrator, researcher, and writer of long
Acknowledgements —Dr. Tulsi Ram vii
standing with prestigious assignments:
1. About theAuthor x
Lecturer in English, Hans Raj College, Delhi
2. Foreword —Prof. Dr. Subhash Vedalankar xiii
Reader in the Department of English, Kurukshetra
3. About Dr.Tulsi Ram Sharma’s University,Kurukshetra(Haryana)
English translation of the
Principal Shivaji College, Delhi
Rigveda —Dr. Krishan Lal xvi
Principal Swami Shraddhanand College, Delhi
4. EnglishTranslation of Vedic
Visiting Ford Foundation Scholar, University of
Hymns:AnOpinion—Dr. Bhawanilal Bhartiya xvii
Leeds, Leeds (UK)
5. Message —Dr. BalvirAcharya xviii
Professor of English, Department of Languages,
6. Message —Prof. Mahavir xix B.I.T.S. Pilani (Rajasthan)
7. Appreciation —Dr. Baldev Singh xx Professor Head of the Department of English,
MaharshiDayanandUniversity,Rohtak(Haryana)
8. Sadbhavana (Good wishes)
Besideshisprofessionalstudiesofsecularliterature
—Dr. Umakant Upadhyaya xxi
inEnglish,Hindi,SanskritandUrdu,Dr.TulsiRamSharma
9. To the Reader —Dr. Tulsi Ram xxii
has devoted his life and time to the study and discipline of
10. Introduction —Dr. Tulsi Ram xxx Sacred literature, specially Vedas, Upanishads, Darshan
Philosophy, Puranas, Ramayana, Mahabharata with
11. Diacritical Marks of Transliteration xliv
concentrationontheBhagwadGita,Greek,Roman,Sumerian
12. RIGVEDA: andEnglishEpics,GathasofZarathustra,Bible,Quran,and
thewritingsofSwamiDayananda,andSwamiVivekananda,
MANDAL-1 1-852
in search of the essential values of Sanatan Vedic Dharma
MANDAL-2 853-1057 withreferencetotheirrealisationinlifeandliteraturethrough
socialattitudes,collectiveaction,customs,traditions,rituals
MANDAL-3 1058-1218
and religious variations across the fluctuations of history.
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CONTENTS
About theAuthor
S.No. Particulars Page Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma
From the Publishers Desk vi
Dr.TulsiRamSharmaM.A.English(Delhi,1949),
Ph.D. (London, 1963) has been a university professor,
Homage,Thanks and
academic administrator, researcher, and writer of long
Acknowledgements —Dr. Tulsi Ram vii
standing with prestigious assignments:
1. About theAuthor x
Lecturer in English, Hans Raj College, Delhi
2. Foreword —Prof. Dr. Subhash Vedalankar xiii
Reader in the Department of English, Kurukshetra
3. About Dr.Tulsi Ram Sharma’s University,Kurukshetra(Haryana)
English translation of the
Principal Shivaji College, Delhi
Rigveda —Dr. Krishan Lal xvi
Principal Swami Shraddhanand College, Delhi
4. EnglishTranslation of Vedic
Visiting Ford Foundation Scholar, University of
Hymns:AnOpinion—Dr. Bhawanilal Bhartiya xvii
Leeds, Leeds (UK)
5. Message —Dr. BalvirAcharya xviii
Professor of English, Department of Languages,
6. Message —Prof. Mahavir xix B.I.T.S. Pilani (Rajasthan)
7. Appreciation —Dr. Baldev Singh xx Professor Head of the Department of English,
MaharshiDayanandUniversity,Rohtak(Haryana)
8. Sadbhavana (Good wishes)
Besideshisprofessionalstudiesofsecularliterature
—Dr. Umakant Upadhyaya xxi
inEnglish,Hindi,SanskritandUrdu,Dr.TulsiRamSharma
9. To the Reader —Dr. Tulsi Ram xxii
has devoted his life and time to the study and discipline of
10. Introduction —Dr. Tulsi Ram xxx Sacred literature, specially Vedas, Upanishads, Darshan
Philosophy, Puranas, Ramayana, Mahabharata with
11. Diacritical Marks of Transliteration xliv
concentrationontheBhagwadGita,Greek,Roman,Sumerian
12. RIGVEDA: andEnglishEpics,GathasofZarathustra,Bible,Quran,and
thewritingsofSwamiDayananda,andSwamiVivekananda,
MANDAL-1 1-852
in search of the essential values of Sanatan Vedic Dharma
MANDAL-2 853-1057 withreferencetotheirrealisationinlifeandliteraturethrough
socialattitudes,collectiveaction,customs,traditions,rituals
MANDAL-3 1058-1218
and religious variations across the fluctuations of history.
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Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma’s research and publications And now translation of the Vedas, in the Arsha
include: tradition of Maharshi Yaska and Swami Dayananda
Saraswati.
The Neo-Classical Epic: an Ethical Interpretation
(Delhi, 1971) Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma has spent the last ten years
on this translation of the four Vedas, all the time saying: “I
TradinginLanguage:TheStoryofEnglishinIndia
came for this”. While English has been the language of his
1781-1981 (Delhi, 1983)
professionalcommunication,Sanskritisthevoiceofhislife
The Original Philosophy of Yoga: Commentary on
and living.
theYoga-SutrasofPatanjali(GurukulJhajjar,Haryana,1989)
Bharat Main Angrezi: Kya Khoya Kya Paya
(Delhi, 1997)
Swami Dayanand’s Vision of Truth (Delhi, 2002)
Translation of Nine Upanishads (Delhi, 1992)
Translation of Swami Dayanand’s Sanskar Vidhi
(Delhi, 1995)
Translation of Swami Dayananda’s short writings
in Dayananda Granth Mala (Paropakarini Sabha,
Ajmer, Rajasthan, 1999)
Translation of Swami Satya Pati’s God Realisation
through Simple Yoga (Delhi, 2000)
And a number of articles such as:
“SwamiVivekananda’sVisionofMan”(Prabuddha
Bharat, 1979)
“G.D.Birla: Gandhi’s child”, in Birla Felicitation
Volume (BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan)
“Search for a Medium of Instruction in India”, in
Mitra FelicitationVolume (BITS, Pilani)
“Shakespeare as a Creative Yogi” in Shakespeare:
the Indian Icon, edited byVikram Chopra for J.L.Halio
( xi ) ( xii)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma’s research and publications And now translation of the Vedas, in the Arsha
include: tradition of Maharshi Yaska and Swami Dayananda
Saraswati.
The Neo-Classical Epic: an Ethical Interpretation
(Delhi, 1971) Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma has spent the last ten years
on this translation of the four Vedas, all the time saying: “I
TradinginLanguage:TheStoryofEnglishinIndia
came for this”. While English has been the language of his
1781-1981 (Delhi, 1983)
professionalcommunication,Sanskritisthevoiceofhislife
The Original Philosophy of Yoga: Commentary on
and living.
theYoga-SutrasofPatanjali(GurukulJhajjar,Haryana,1989)
Bharat Main Angrezi: Kya Khoya Kya Paya
(Delhi, 1997)
Swami Dayanand’s Vision of Truth (Delhi, 2002)
Translation of Nine Upanishads (Delhi, 1992)
Translation of Swami Dayanand’s Sanskar Vidhi
(Delhi, 1995)
Translation of Swami Dayananda’s short writings
in Dayananda Granth Mala (Paropakarini Sabha,
Ajmer, Rajasthan, 1999)
Translation of Swami Satya Pati’s God Realisation
through Simple Yoga (Delhi, 2000)
And a number of articles such as:
“SwamiVivekananda’sVisionofMan”(Prabuddha
Bharat, 1979)
“G.D.Birla: Gandhi’s child”, in Birla Felicitation
Volume (BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan)
“Search for a Medium of Instruction in India”, in
Mitra FelicitationVolume (BITS, Pilani)
“Shakespeare as a Creative Yogi” in Shakespeare:
the Indian Icon, edited byVikram Chopra for J.L.Halio