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 8.6.23
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ न॑ इन्द्र म॒हीमिषं॒ पुरं॒ न द॑र्षि॒ गोम॑तीम् । उ॒त प्र॒जां सु॒वीर्य॑म् ॥
आ न इन्द्र महीमिषं पुरं न दर्षि गोमतीम् । उत प्रजां सुवीर्यम् ॥
ā na indra mahīm iṣam puraṃ na darṣi gomatīm | uta prajāṃ suvīryam ||
English translation:
“Be willing to grant us abundant food with cattle; (to grant us) protection, progeny, and vigour.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vatsaḥ kāṇvaḥ [vatsa kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ । नः॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । म॒हीम् । इष॑म् । पुर॑म् । न । द॒र्षि॒ । गोऽम॑तीम् । उ॒त । प्र॒ऽजाम् । सु॒ऽवीर्य॑म् ॥
आ । नः । इन्द्र । महीम् । इषम् । पुरम् । न । दर्षि । गोमतीम् । उत । प्रजाम् । सुवीर्यम् ॥
ā | naḥ | indra | mahīm | iṣam | puram | na | darṣi | go--matīm | uta | pra-jām | su-vīryam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.6.23 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“refreshment; enjoyment; stores.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“fortress; pur [word]; town; purā [indecl.]; mahant.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“burst; burst.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“rich in cattle; bovine.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“people; offspring; being; national; man; prajā [word]; creature; child; descendants; population; race; animal.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”