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 4.31.7

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उ॒त स्मा॒ हि त्वामा॒हुरिन्म॒घवा॑नं शचीपते । दाता॑र॒मवि॑दीधयुम् ॥
उत स्मा हि त्वामाहुरिन्मघवानं शचीपते । दातारमविदीधयुम् ॥
uta smā hi tvām āhur in maghavānaṃ śacīpate | dātāram avidīdhayum ||

English translation:

“Lord of holy acts, they call you Maghavan, the munificent, the resplendent.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उ॒त । स्म॒ । हि । त्वाम् । आ॒हुः । इत् । म॒घऽवा॑नम् । श॒ची॒ऽप॒ते॒ । दाता॑रम् । अवि॑ऽदीधयुम् ॥
उत । स्म । हि । त्वाम् । आहुः । इत् । मघवानम् । शचीपते । दातारम् । अविदीधयुम् ॥
uta | sma | hi | tvām | āhuḥ | it | magha-vānam | śacī-pate | dātāram | avi-dīdhayum

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 4.31.7 English analysis of grammar]

uta

[adverb]

“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”

smā < sma

[adverb]

hi

[adverb]

“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”

tvām < tvad

[noun], accusative, singular

“you.”

āhur < āhuḥ < ah

[verb], plural, Perfect indicative

“describe; state; say; enumerate; call; name; teach; tell; deem; explain; say; define.”

in < id

[adverb]

“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”

maghavānaṃ < maghavānam < maghavan

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“big.”

śacīpate < śacīpati

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra.”

dātāram < dātṛ

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“giving; big.”

avidīdhayum < avidīdhayu

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

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