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 8.5.32

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ नो॑ द्यु॒म्नैरा श्रवो॑भि॒रा रा॒या या॑तमश्विना । पुरु॑श्चन्द्रा॒ नास॑त्या ॥
आ नो द्युम्नैरा श्रवोभिरा राया यातमश्विना । पुरुश्चन्द्रा नासत्या ॥
ā no dyumnair ā śravobhir ā rāyā yātam aśvinā | puruścandrā nāsatyā ||

English translation:

“Come to us, Aśvins, with food, with fame, with riches, Nāsatyās, delighters of many.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ । नः॒ । द्यु॒मैः । आ । श्रवः॑ऽभिः । आ । रा॒या । या॒त॒म् । अ॒श्वि॒ना॒ । पुरु॑ऽचन्द्रा । नास॑त्या ॥
आ । नः । द्युमैः । आ । श्रवःभिः । आ । राया । यातम् । अश्विना । पुरुचन्द्रा । नासत्या ॥
ā | naḥ | dyumaiḥ | ā | śravaḥ-bhiḥ | ā | rāyā | yātam | aśvinā | puru-candrā | nāsatyā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.5.32 English analysis of grammar]

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

no < naḥ < mad

[noun], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

dyumnair < dyumnaiḥ < dyumna

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“magnificence.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

śravobhir < śravobhiḥ < śravas

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“fame; glory; ear.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

rāyā < rai

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”

yātam <

[verb], dual, Present imperative

“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”

aśvinā < aśvin

[noun], vocative, dual, masculine

“Asvins; two.”

puruścandrā < puru

[noun]

“many; much(a); very.”

puruścandrā < ścandrā < ścandra

[noun], vocative, dual, masculine

“shining; glistening; brilliant.”

nāsatyā < nāsatya

[noun], vocative, dual, masculine

“Asvins; nāsatya [word].”

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