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 2.17.8

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

भो॒जं त्वामि॑न्द्र व॒यं हु॑वेम द॒दिष्ट्वमि॒न्द्रापां॑सि॒ वाजा॑न् । अ॒वि॒ड्ढी॑न्द्र चि॒त्रया॑ न ऊ॒ती कृ॒धि वृ॑षन्निन्द्र॒ वस्य॑सो नः ॥
भोजं त्वामिन्द्र वयं हुवेम ददिष्ट्वमिन्द्रापांसि वाजान् । अविड्ढीन्द्र चित्रया न ऊती कृधि वृषन्निन्द्र वस्यसो नः ॥
bhojaṃ tvām indra vayaṃ huvema dadiṣ ṭvam indrāpāṃsi vājān | aviḍḍhīndra citrayā na ūtī kṛdhi vṛṣann indra vasyaso naḥ ||

English translation:

“We invoke you, Indra, the bestower of enjoyment; you grant food, Indra, (in requital of pious) works; protect us, Indra, with manifold protections; Indra, showerer (of benefits), render us affluent.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛtpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

भो॒जम् । त्वाम् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । व॒यम् । हु॒वे॒म॒ । द॒दिः । त्वम् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । अपां॑सि । वाजा॑न् । अ॒वि॒ड्ढि । इ॒न्द्र॒ । चि॒त्रया॑ । नः॒ । ऊ॒ती । कृ॒धि । वृ॒ष॒न् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । वस्य॑सः । नः॒ ॥
भोजम् । त्वाम् । इन्द्र । वयम् । हुवेम । ददिः । त्वम् । इन्द्र । अपांसि । वाजान् । अविड्ढि । इन्द्र । चित्रया । नः । ऊती । कृधि । वृषन् । इन्द्र । वस्यसः । नः ॥
bhojam | tvām | indra | vayam | huvema | dadiḥ | tvam | indra | apāṃsi | vājān | avi ḍḍhi | indra | citrayā | naḥ | ūtī | kṛdhi | vṛṣan | indra | vasyasaḥ | naḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 2.17.8 English analysis of grammar]

bhojaṃ < bhojam < bhoja

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“big; hospitable.”

tvām < tvad

[noun], accusative, singular

“you.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

vayaṃ < vayam < mad

[noun], nominative, plural

“I; mine.”

huvema < hvā

[verb], plural, Present optative

“raise; call on; call; summon.”

dadiṣ < dadiḥ < dadi

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“giving; big.”

ṭvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, singular

“you.”

indrāpāṃsi < indra

[noun], masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

indrāpāṃsi < apāṃsi < apas

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“work; deed.”

vājān < vāja

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”

aviḍḍhīndra < aviḍḍhi < av

[verb], singular, Aorist imperative

“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”

aviḍḍhīndra < indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

citrayā < citra

[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine

“manifold; extraordinary; beautiful; divers(a); varicolored; bright; bright; bright; outstanding; agitated; aglitter(p); brilliant; painted; obvious; patched; bizarre.”

na < naḥ < mad

[noun], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

ūtī < ūti

[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine

“aid; favor; ūti [word].”

kṛdhi < kṛ

[verb], singular, Aorist 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.”

vṛṣann < vṛṣan

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“bull; Indra; stallion; Vṛṣan; man.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

vasyaso < vasyasaḥ < vasyas

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“better; rich.”

naḥ < mad

[noun], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

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