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 4.31.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
कस्त्वा॑ स॒त्यो मदा॑नां॒ मंहि॑ष्ठो मत्स॒दन्ध॑सः । दृ॒ळ्हा चि॑दा॒रुजे॒ वसु॑ ॥
कस्त्वा सत्यो मदानां मंहिष्ठो मत्सदन्धसः । दृळ्हा चिदारुजे वसु ॥
kas tvā satyo madānām maṃhiṣṭho matsad andhasaḥ | dṛḻhā cid āruje vasu ||
English translation:
“What genitive ine and most esteemed of the exhilarating juies of the (sacriiial) beverage may delight you to demolish the substantial treasures (of the foe)?”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
कः । त्वा॒ । स॒त्यः । मदा॑नाम् । मंहि॑ष्ठः । म॒त्स॒त् । अन्ध॑सः । दृ॒ळ्हा । चि॒त् । आ॒ऽरुजे॑ । वसु॑ ॥
कः । त्वा । सत्यः । मदानाम् । मंहिष्ठः । मत्सत् । अन्धसः । दृळ्हा । चित् । आरुजे । वसु ॥
kaḥ | tvā | satyaḥ | madānām | maṃhiṣṭhaḥ | matsat | andhasaḥ | dṛḷhā | cit | āruje | vasu
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.31.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“what; who; ka [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“true; real; real; faithful; good.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“big.”
[verb], singular, Aorist conj./subj.
“rut; intoxicate; delight; revel; rejoice; drink; ramp; exult.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“Soma; drink; amṛta.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“hard; intense; firm; fixed; resolute; mesomorphic; grim; dṛḍha [word]; rainproof; sturdy; shut; firm; insoluble; strong; tough; tight.”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[verb noun]
“demolish; break up.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”