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 4.31.8

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उ॒त स्मा॑ स॒द्य इत्परि॑ शशमा॒नाय॑ सुन्व॒ते । पु॒रू चि॑न्मंहसे॒ वसु॑ ॥
उत स्मा सद्य इत्परि शशमानाय सुन्वते । पुरू चिन्मंहसे वसु ॥
uta smā sadya it pari śaśamānāya sunvate | purū cin maṃhase vasu ||

English translation:

“And verily you give promptly abundant wealth to him who praises you and offers you libations.”

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 । स॒द्यः । इत् । परि॑ । श॒श॒मा॒नाय॑ । सु॒न्व॒ते । पु॒रु । चि॒त् । मं॒ह॒से॒ । वसु॑ ॥
उत । स्म । सद्यः । इत् । परि । शशमानाय । सुन्वते । पुरु । चित् । मंहसे । वसु ॥
uta | sma | sadyaḥ | it | pari | śaśamānāya | sunvate | puru | cit | maṃhase | vasu

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 4.31.8 English analysis of grammar]

uta

[adverb]

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

smā < sma

[adverb]

sadya < sadyas

[adverb]

“immediately; just; daily; sadyas [word].”

it < id

[adverb]

“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”

pari

[adverb]

“from; about; around.”

śaśamānāya < śam

[verb noun], dative, singular

“calm; go out; end; die; pacify; heal; labor; make peace; rest.”

sunvate < su

[verb noun], dative, singular

“press out; su.”

purū < puru

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“many; much(a); very.”

cin < cit

[adverb]

“even; indeed.”

maṃhase < mah

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“give; accord.”

vasu

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”

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