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 8.5.20
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तेन॑ नो वाजिनीवसू॒ पश्वे॑ तो॒काय॒ शं गवे॑ । वह॑तं॒ पीव॑री॒रिष॑: ॥
तेन नो वाजिनीवसू पश्वे तोकाय शं गवे । वहतं पीवरीरिषः ॥
tena no vājinīvasū paśve tokāya śaṃ gave | vahatam pīvarīr iṣaḥ ||
English translation:
“Affluent in oblations, bring to us with that (chariot) abundant food, so that there may be prosperity inhorses, progeny, and cattle.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): brahmātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ [brahmātithi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): aśvinau ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तेन॑ । नः॒ । वा॒जि॒नी॒व॒सू॒ इति॑ वाजिनीऽवसू । पश्वे॑ । तो॒काय॑ । शम् । गवे॑ । वह॑तम् । पीव॑रीः । इषः॑ ॥
तेन । नः । वाजिनीवसू इति वाजिनीवसू । पश्वे । तोकाय । शम् । गवे । वहतम् । पीवरीः । इषः ॥
tena | naḥ | vājinīvasūitivājinī-vasū | paśve | tokāya | śam | gave | vahatam | pīvarīḥ | iṣaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.5.20 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], instrumental, 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, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], vocative, dual, masculine
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“domestic animal; sacrificial animal; animal; cattle; Paśu; stupid; Paśu; herd; goat.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“offspring.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“luck; well-being; fortune.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“cow; cattle; go [word]; Earth; bull; floor; milk; beam; sunbeam; leather; hide; horn; language; bowstring; earth; ox; Svarga.”
[verb], dual, Present imperative
“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“fat; rich; fleshy.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“refreshment; enjoyment; stores.”