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 8.2.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्र॒ इत्सो॑म॒पा एक॒ इन्द्र॑: सुत॒पा वि॒श्वायु॑: । अ॒न्तर्दे॒वान्मर्त्याँ॑श्च ॥
इन्द्र इत्सोमपा एक इन्द्रः सुतपा विश्वायुः । अन्तर्देवान्मर्त्याँश्च ॥
indra it somapā eka indraḥ sutapā viśvāyuḥ | antar devān martyām̐ś ca ||
English translation:
“Indra verily is the chief drinker of the Soma among gods and men, the drinker of the effused libation, theaccepter of all kinds of offerings.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
The chief drinker of the Soma: ekaḥ somapāḥ, he alone is to be presentedwith the entire libation; the other gods are only sharers of a part, ekadeśa bhājaḥ
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): medhātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ priyamedhaścāṅgirasaḥ [medhātithi kāṇva priyamedhaścāṅgirasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdārṣīgāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्र॑ । इत् । सो॒म॒ऽपाः । एकः॑ । इन्द्रः॑ । सु॒त॒ऽपाः । वि॒श्वऽआ॑युः । अ॒न्तः । दे॒वान् । मर्त्या॑न् । च॒ ॥
इन्द्र । इत् । सोमपाः । एकः । इन्द्रः । सुतपाः । विश्वआयुः । अन्तः । देवान् । मर्त्यान् । च ॥
indra | it | soma-pāḥ | ekaḥ | indraḥ | suta-pāḥ | viśva-āyuḥ | antaḥ | devān | martyān | ca
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.2.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“drinking.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[verb noun]
“press out; su.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“drinking.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“lifelong.”
[adverb]
“inside; in; antar [word]; midmost; between; among.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“man; people; martya [word]; Earth.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”