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...
Disclaimer: These are translations of Sanskrit texts and are not necessarily approved by everyone associated with the traditions connected to these texts. Consult the source and original scripture in case of doubt.
Rig Veda 8.2.32
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
हन्ता॑ वृ॒त्रं दक्षि॑णे॒नेन्द्र॑: पु॒रू पु॑रुहू॒तः । म॒हान्म॒हीभि॒: शची॑भिः ॥
हन्ता वृत्रं दक्षिणेनेन्द्रः पुरू पुरुहूतः । महान्महीभिः शचीभिः ॥
hantā vṛtraṃ dakṣiṇenendraḥ purū puruhūtaḥ | mahān mahībhiḥ śacībhiḥ ||
English translation:
“Indra, the slayer of Vṛtra with his right hand, the invoked of many in many (plural ces), the mighty by mighydeeds.”
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]:
हन्त॑ । वृ॒त्रम् । दक्षि॑णेन । इन्द्रः॑ । पु॒रु । पु॒रु॒ऽहू॒तः । म॒हान् । म॒हीभिः॑ । शची॑भिः ॥
हन्त । वृत्रम् । दक्षिणेन । इन्द्रः । पुरु । पुरुहूतः । महान् । महीभिः । शचीभिः ॥
hanta | vṛtram | dakṣiṇena | indraḥ | puru | puru-hūtaḥ | mahān | mahībhiḥ | śacībhiḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.2.32 English analysis of grammar]
[verb], singular, periphrast. future
“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Vṛtra; vṛtra [word].”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“southern; right; south; southerly; dakṣiṇa [word]; sincere; clockwise; deft.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“many; much(a); very.”
[noun]
“many; much(a); very.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“raise; call on; call; summon.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“large; eminent; great; loud; dangerous; strong; long; high; much(a); mahant [word]; ample; very; great; adult; important; dark; high; abundant; violent; remarkable; mighty; big; long.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“Śacī; power; dexterity; ability; aid.”