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 1.8.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्र॒ त्वोता॑स॒ आ व॒यं वज्रं॑ घ॒ना द॑दीमहि । जये॑म॒ सं यु॒धि स्पृध॑: ॥
इन्द्र त्वोतास आ वयं वज्रं घना ददीमहि । जयेम सं युधि स्पृधः ॥
indra tvotāsa ā vayaṃ vajraṃ ghanā dadīmahi | jayema saṃ yudhi spṛdhaḥ ||
English translation:
“Defended by you, Indra, we possess a ponderous weapon, wherewith we may entirely conquer our opponents.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): madhucchandāḥ vaiśvāmitraḥ [madhucchandas vaiśvāmitra];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्र॑ । त्वाऽऊ॑तासः । आ । व॒यम् । वज्र॑म् । घ॒ना । द॒दी॒म॒हि॒ । जये॑म । सम् । यु॒धि । स्पृधः॑ ॥
इन्द्र । त्वाऊतासः । आ । वयम् । वज्रम् । घना । ददीमहि । जयेम । सम् । युधि । स्पृधः ॥
indra | tvāūtāsaḥ | ā | vayam | vajram | ghanā | dadīmahi | jayema | sam | yudhi | spṛdhaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.8.3 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], nominative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“vajra; Vajra; vajra; vajra; lightning; abhra; vajramūṣā; diamond; vajra [word]; vajrakapāṭa; vajra; vaikrānta.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“abhra; cloud; hammer; ghana; hammer; rainy season; tin; iron; ghana [word]; ghana; nutgrass; ball; phlegm.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“give; add; perform; put; administer; fill into; give; ignite; put on; offer; use; fuel; pour; grant; feed; teach; construct; insert; drip; wrap; pay; hand over; lend; inflict; concentrate; sacrifice; splint; poultice; create.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[noun], locative, singular, feminine
“battle; fight; war; combat.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“adversary; enemy; rival.”