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 7.31.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
शंसेदु॒क्थं सु॒दान॑व उ॒त द्यु॒क्षं यथा॒ नर॑: । च॒कृ॒मा स॒त्यरा॑धसे ॥
शंसेदुक्थं सुदानव उत द्युक्षं यथा नरः । चकृमा सत्यराधसे ॥
śaṃsed ukthaṃ sudānava uta dyukṣaṃ yathā naraḥ | cakṛmā satyarādhase ||
English translation:
“Repeat to the liberal Indra such brilliant praise as other (men repeat); let us offer it to him who is affluentin truth.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasiṣṭhaḥ [vasiṣṭha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
शंस॑ । इत् । उ॒क्थम् । सु॒ऽदान॑वे । उ॒त । द्यु॒क्षम् । यथा॑ । नरः॑ । च॒कृ॒म । स॒त्यऽरा॑धसे ॥
शंस । इत् । उक्थम् । सुदानवे । उत । द्युक्षम् । यथा । नरः । चकृम । सत्यराधसे ॥
śaṃsa | it | uktham | su-dānave | uta | dyukṣam | yathā | naraḥ | cakṛma | satya-rādhase
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 7.31.2 English analysis of grammar]
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“recommend; tell; praise; approve; communicate; recite; commend; bode; name; agree.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“hymn; praise; uktha [word]; encomium.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“big; lavish.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“celestial; divine; divine; brilliant.”
[adverb]
“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[noun]
“true; real; real; faithful; good.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“gift; munificence; liberality; bounty.”