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 4.46.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ वां॑ स॒हस्रं॒ हर॑य॒ इन्द्र॑वायू अ॒भि प्रय॑: । वह॑न्तु॒ सोम॑पीतये ॥
आ वां सहस्रं हरय इन्द्रवायू अभि प्रयः । वहन्तु सोमपीतये ॥
ā vāṃ sahasraṃ haraya indravāyū abhi prayaḥ | vahantu somapītaye ||
English translation:
“Indra and Vāyu, may a thousand steeds, eager for food, bring you to drink the Soma.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indravāyū ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ । वा॒म् । स॒हस्र॑म् । हर॑यः । इन्द्र॑वायू॒ इति॑ । अ॒भि । प्रयः॑ । वह॑न्तु । सोम॑ऽपीतये ॥
आ । वाम् । सहस्रम् । हरयः । इन्द्रवायू इति । अभि । प्रयः । वहन्तु । सोमपीतये ॥
ā | vām | sahasram | harayaḥ | indravāyūiti | abhi | prayaḥ | vahantu | soma-pītaye
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.46.3 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], accusative, dual
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“thousand; one-thousandth; sahasra [word].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Vishnu; monkey; Krishna; horse; lion; Indra; Hari; Surya; Hari; haritāla; Hari; snake; frog.”
[noun], masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], vocative, dual, masculine
“wind; Vayu; vāta; prāṇa (coll.); air; air; fart; breath; northwest; draft; vāyu [word]; Vāyu; Marut.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“food; dainty; enjoyment.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”
[noun], masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“drinking; haritāla.”