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 3.32.2

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

गवा॑शिरं म॒न्थिन॑मिन्द्र शु॒क्रं पिबा॒ सोमं॑ ररि॒मा ते॒ मदा॑य । ब्र॒ह्म॒कृता॒ मारु॑तेना ग॒णेन॑ स॒जोषा॑ रु॒द्रैस्तृ॒पदा वृ॑षस्व ॥
गवाशिरं मन्थिनमिन्द्र शुक्रं पिबा सोमं ररिमा ते मदाय । ब्रह्मकृता मारुतेना गणेन सजोषा रुद्रैस्तृपदा वृषस्व ॥
gavāśiram manthinam indra śukram pibā somaṃ rarimā te madāya | brahmakṛtā mārutenā gaṇena sajoṣā rudrais tṛpad ā vṛṣasva ||

English translation:

Indra, drink the Soma mixed with milk, with butter-milk, or fresh; we offer it for your exhilaration, associated with the devout company of the Maruts and the Rudras; drink it till you are satisfied.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Mixed with milk: gavaśiram, manthinam, śukram: manthinam = manthasaṃyuktam, mixed with butter-milk;

Śukram = abhinavan, new or fresh; or, the terms may mean śukramanthigrahe vartamānam, being in the vessel of acid butter-milk;

Devout: brahmakṛtā = indrastotram kurvāṇena, making the praise of Indra

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gopavana ātreyaḥ saptavadhrirvā [gopavana ātreya saptavadhrirvā];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

गोऽआ॑शिरम् । म॒न्थिन॑म् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । शु॒क्रम् । पिब॑ । सोम॑म् । र॒रि॒म । ते॒ । मदा॑य । ब्र॒ह्म॒ऽकृता॑ । मारु॑तेन । ग॒णेन॑ । स॒ऽजोषाः॑ । रु॒द्रैः । तृ॒पत् । आ । वृ॒ष॒स्व॒ ॥
गोआशिरम् । मन्थिनम् । इन्द्र । शुक्रम् । पिब । सोमम् । ररिम । ते । मदाय । ब्रह्मकृता । मारुतेन । गणेन । सजोषाः । रुद्रैः । तृपत् । आ । वृषस्व ॥
go--āśiram | manthinam | indra | śukram | piba | somam | rarima | te | madāya | brahma-kṛtā | mārutena | gaṇena | sa-joṣāḥ | rudraiḥ | tṛpat | ā | vṛṣasva

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 3.32.2 English analysis of grammar]

gavāśiram < gavāśir

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

manthinam < manthin

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

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

śukram < śukra

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“bright; clear; white; light; pure.”

pibā <

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“drink; gulp; soak; drink; suck; inhale.”

somaṃ < somam < soma

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

rarimā <

[verb], plural, Perfect indicative

“give; impart.”

te < tvad

[noun], dative, singular

“you.”

madāya < mada

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”

brahmakṛtā < brahma < brahman

[noun], neuter

“brahman; mantra; prayer; spell; Veda; Brahmin; sacred text; final emancipation; hymn; brahman [word]; Brāhmaṇa; study.”

brahmakṛtā < kṛtā < kṛt

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“causing; making; performing; promotive; producing; doing; acting; writing; transforming; effecting.”

mārutenā < māruta

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“Marut(a).”

gaṇena < gaṇa

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“group; varga; troop; troop; battalion; flock; herd; gaṇa [word]; corporation; gaṇa; herd; sect; swarm; set; party; gaṇa; series; Ganesa; flight.”

sajoṣā < sajoṣāḥ < sajoṣas

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“consentaneous; combined; associated; united.”

rudrais < rudraiḥ < rudra

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“Shiva; Rudra; eleven; rudra [word]; eleventh.”

tṛpad < tṛpat < tṛp

[verb noun], accusative, singular

“satiate; enjoy; delight.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

vṛṣasva < vṛṣ

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“shower; rain; effuse; shower; drench.”

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