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 8.6.11
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒हं प्र॒त्नेन॒ मन्म॑ना॒ गिर॑: शुम्भामि कण्व॒वत् । येनेन्द्र॒: शुष्म॒मिद्द॒धे ॥
अहं प्रत्नेन मन्मना गिरः शुम्भामि कण्ववत् । येनेन्द्रः शुष्ममिद्दधे ॥
aham pratnena manmanā giraḥ śumbhāmi kaṇvavat | yenendraḥ śuṣmam id dadhe ||
English translation:
“I grace my words with ancient praise, like Kaṇva; whereby Indra assuredly enjoys vigour.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vatsaḥ kāṇvaḥ [vatsa kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒हम् । प्र॒त्नेन॑ । मन्म॑ना । गिरः॑ । शु॒म्भा॒मि॒ । क॒ण्व॒ऽवत् । येन॑ । इन्द्रः॑ । शुष्म॑म् । इत् । द॒धे ॥
अहम् । प्रत्नेन । मन्मना । गिरः । शुम्भामि । कण्ववत् । येन । इन्द्रः । शुष्मम् । इत् । दधे ॥
aham | pratnena | manmanā | giraḥ | śumbhāmi | kaṇva-vat | yena | indraḥ | śuṣmam | it | dadhe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.6.11 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular
“I; mine.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“age-old; pratna [word].”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“hymn; idea; purpose.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“look; shine; beautify.”
[noun], masculine
“Kaṇva; Kaṇva; kaṇva [word].”
[adverb]
“equally; like.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“vigor; energy; fire; hiss; courage.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”