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 8.3.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒यं स॒हस्र॒मृषि॑भि॒: सह॑स्कृतः समु॒द्र इ॑व पप्रथे । स॒त्यः सो अ॑स्य महि॒मा गृ॑णे॒ शवो॑ य॒ज्ञेषु॑ विप्र॒राज्ये॑ ॥
अयं सहस्रमृषिभिः सहस्कृतः समुद्र इव पप्रथे । सत्यः सो अस्य महिमा गृणे शवो यज्ञेषु विप्रराज्ये ॥
ayaṃ sahasram ṛṣibhiḥ sahaskṛtaḥ samudra iva paprathe | satyaḥ so asya mahimā gṛṇe śavo yajñeṣu viprarājye ||
English translation:
“Invigorated by (the praises of) a thousand ṛṣis, this (Indra) is as vast as the ocean; the true mightinessand strength of him are glorified at sacrifices, and in the realm of the devout.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): medhyātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ [medhyātithi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛtpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒यम् । स॒हस्र॑म् । ऋषि॑ऽभिः । सहः॑ऽकृतः । स॒मु॒द्रःऽइ॑व । प॒प्र॒थे॒ । स॒त्यः । सः । अ॒स्य॒ । म॒हि॒मा । गृ॒णे॒ । शवः॑ । य॒ज्ञेषु॑ । वि॒प्र॒ऽराज्ये॑ ॥
अयम् । सहस्रम् । ऋषिभिः । सहःकृतः । समुद्रःइव । पप्रथे । सत्यः । सः । अस्य । महिमा । गृणे । शवः । यज्ञेषु । विप्रराज्ये ॥
ayam | sahasram | ṛṣi-bhiḥ | sahaḥ-kṛtaḥ | samudraḥ-iva | paprathe | satyaḥ | saḥ | asya | mahimā | gṛṇe | śavaḥ | yajñeṣu | vipra-rājye
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.3.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“thousand; one-thousandth; sahasra [word].”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“Ṛṣi; spiritual teacher; ascetic; Mantra.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“increased; aroused.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“ocean; Samudra; sea; samudra [word]; four.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“be known; expand; expand; boom.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“true; real; real; faithful; good.”
[noun], nominative, 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], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“greatness; power; mahiman.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“praise.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“strength; power; superiority.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”
[noun], masculine
“Brahmin; poet; singer; priest; guru; Vipra.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“kingdom; kingship; sovereignty; rājya [word].”