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 4.37.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तं नो॑ वाजा ऋभुक्षण॒ इन्द्र॒ नास॑त्या र॒यिम् । समश्वं॑ चर्ष॒णिभ्य॒ आ पु॒रु श॑स्त म॒घत्त॑ये ॥
तं नो वाजा ऋभुक्षण इन्द्र नासत्या रयिम् । समश्वं चर्षणिभ्य आ पुरु शस्त मघत्तये ॥
taṃ no vājā ṛbhukṣaṇa indra nāsatyā rayim | sam aśvaṃ carṣaṇibhya ā puru śasta maghattaye ||
English translation:
“Vājas, Ṛbhukṣaṇs, Indra, Nāsatyas, command that ample wealth with horses be sent to men for their enrichment.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ṛbhavaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तम् । नः॒ । वा॒जाः॒ । ऋ॒भु॒क्ष॒णः॒ । इन्द्र॑ । नास॑त्या । र॒यिम् । सम् । अश्व॑म् । च॒र्ष॒णिऽभ्यः॑ । आ । पु॒रु । श॒स्त॒ । म॒घत्त॑ये ॥
तम् । नः । वाजाः । ऋभुक्षणः । इन्द्र । नासत्या । रयिम् । सम् । अश्वम् । चर्षणिभ्यः । आ । पुरु । शस्त । मघत्तये ॥
tam | naḥ | vājāḥ | ṛbhukṣaṇaḥ | indra | nāsatyā | rayim | sam | aśvam | carṣaṇi-bhyaḥ | ā | puru | śasta | maghattaye
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.37.8 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, 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], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“Indra.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], vocative, dual, masculine
“Asvins; nāsatya [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“wealth; property.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“horse; aśva [word]; Aśva; stallion.”
[noun], ablative, plural, feminine
“people.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“many; much(a); very.”
[verb], plural, Aorist imperative
“recommend; tell; praise; approve; communicate; recite; commend; bode; name; agree.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine