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 4.8.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स होता॒ सेदु॑ दू॒त्यं॑ चिकि॒त्वाँ अ॒न्तरी॑यते । वि॒द्वाँ आ॒रोध॑नं दि॒वः ॥
स होता सेदु दूत्यं चिकित्वाँ अन्तरीयते । विद्वाँ आरोधनं दिवः ॥
sa hotā sed u dūtyaṃ cikitvām̐ antar īyate | vidvām̐ ārodhanaṃ divaḥ ||
English translation:
“He is the invoker (of the gods), comprehending the deity of (their) messenger; and, knowing the ascent of the sky, he travels between earth and heaven.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सः । होता॑ । सः । इत् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । दू॒त्य॑म् । चि॒कि॒त्वान् । अ॒न्तः । ई॒य॒ते॒ । वि॒द्वान् । आ॒ऽरोध॑नम् । दि॒वः ॥
सः । होता । सः । इत् । ऊँ इति । दूत्यम् । चिकित्वान् । अन्तः । ईयते । विद्वान् । आरोधनम् । दिवः ॥
saḥ | hotā | saḥ | it | oṃ iti | dūtyam | cikitvān | antaḥ | īyate | vidvān | ārodhanam | divaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.8.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Hotṛ.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“notice; observe; attend to; intend.”
[adverb]
“inside; in; antar [word]; midmost; between; among.”
[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (subj.)
“go; travel; enter (a state); return; walk; continue; reach; ask.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”