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 2.18.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
मम॒ ब्रह्मे॑न्द्र या॒ह्यच्छा॒ विश्वा॒ हरी॑ धु॒रि धि॑ष्वा॒ रथ॑स्य । पु॒रु॒त्रा हि वि॒हव्यो॑ ब॒भूथा॒स्मिञ्छू॑र॒ सव॑ने मादयस्व ॥
मम ब्रह्मेन्द्र याह्यच्छा विश्वा हरी धुरि धिष्वा रथस्य । पुरुत्रा हि विहव्यो बभूथास्मिञ्छूर सवने मादयस्व ॥
mama brahmendra yāhy acchā viśvā harī dhuri dhiṣvā rathasya | purutrā hi vihavyo babhūthāsmiñ chūra savane mādayasva ||
English translation:
“Come hither, Indra, (having heard) my prayer; yoke your two universal steeds to the pole of your chariot; you have been the object of invocation in many ways by many (worshippers), but now, hero, be exhilarated in this (our) sacrifice.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛtpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
मम॑ । ब्रह्म॑ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । या॒हि॒ । अच्छ॑ । विश्वा॑ । हरी॒ इति॑ । धु॒रि । धि॒ष्व॒ । रथ॑स्य । पु॒रु॒ऽत्रा । हि । वि॒ऽहव्यः॑ । ब॒भूथ॑ । अ॒स्मिन् । शू॒र॒ । सव॑ने । मा॒द॒य॒स्व॒ ॥
मम । ब्रह्म । इन्द्र । याहि । अच्छ । विश्वा । हरी इति । धुरि । धिष्व । रथस्य । पुरुत्रा । हि । विहव्यः । बभूथ । अस्मिन् । शूर । सवने । मादयस्व ॥
mama | brahma | indra | yāhi | accha | viśvā | harī iti | dhuri | dhiṣva | rathasya | puru-trā | hi | vi-havyaḥ | babhūtha | asmin | śūra | savane | mādayasva
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.18.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, singular
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“brahman; mantra; prayer; spell; Veda; Brahmin; sacred text; final emancipation; hymn; brahman [word]; Brāhmaṇa; study.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”
[adverb]
“towards; accha [prefix].”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“Vishnu; monkey; Krishna; horse; lion; Indra; Hari; Surya; Hari; haritāla; Hari; snake; frog.”
[noun], locative, singular, feminine
“yoke; dhur [word].”
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“chariot; warrior; ratha [word]; Dalbergia oojeinensis; rattan.”
[adverb]
“distributively.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“raise; compete.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“become; be; originate; transform; happen; result; exist; be born; be; be; come to life; grow; elapse; come to mind; thrive; become; impend; show; conceive; understand; stand; constitute; serve; apply; behave.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“hero; cock; śūra; Śūra; Vatica robusta; Plumbago zeylanica; warrior; hero; attacker; lentil; wild boar; lion; dog.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“yajña; savana [word]; Snāna; Soma sacrifice; press.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“delight; enjoy; intoxicate.”