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 8.5.14

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒स्य पि॑बतमश्विना यु॒वं मद॑स्य॒ चारु॑णः । मध्वो॑ रा॒तस्य॑ धिष्ण्या ॥
अस्य पिबतमश्विना युवं मदस्य चारुणः । मध्वो रातस्य धिष्ण्या ॥
asya pibatam aśvinā yuvam madasya cāruṇaḥ | madhvo rātasya dhiṣṇyā ||

English translation:

“Adorable Aśvins, drink of this exhilarating, delightful, sweet Soma, presented by us.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): brahmātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ [brahmātithi kāṇva];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): aśvinau ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒स्य । पि॒ब॒त॒म् । अ॒श्वि॒ना॒ । यु॒वम् । मद॑स्य । चा॒रु॑णः । मध्वः॑ । रा॒तस्य॑ । धि॒ष्ण्या॒ ॥
अस्य । पिबतम् । अश्विना । युवम् । मदस्य । चारुणः । मध्वः । रातस्य । धिष्ण्या ॥
asya | pibatam | aśvinā | yuvam | madasya | cāruṇaḥ | madhvaḥ | rātasya | dhiṣṇyā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.5.14 English analysis of grammar]

asya < idam

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”

pibatam <

[verb], dual, Present imperative

“drink; gulp; soak; drink; suck; inhale.”

aśvinā < aśvin

[noun], vocative, dual, masculine

“Asvins; two.”

yuvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, dual

“you.”

madasya < mada

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”

cāruṇaḥ < cāru

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“pleasant; beautiful; beloved; agreeable; cāru [word].”

madhvo < madhvaḥ < madhu

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

“honey; alcohol; sweet; nectar; madhu [word].”

rātasya <

[verb noun], genitive, singular

“give; impart.”

dhiṣṇyā < dhiṣṇya

[noun], vocative, dual, masculine

“wise; beneficent.”

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