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 8.6.41
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऋषि॒र्हि पू॑र्व॒जा अस्येक॒ ईशा॑न॒ ओज॑सा । इन्द्र॑ चोष्कू॒यसे॒ वसु॑ ॥
ऋषिर्हि पूर्वजा अस्येक ईशान ओजसा । इन्द्र चोष्कूयसे वसु ॥
ṛṣir hi pūrvajā asy eka īśāna ojasā | indra coṣkūyase vasu ||
English translation:
“You are a Ṛṣi, the first-born (of the gods), the chief, the ruler (over all) by your strength; you giverepeatedly, Indra, wealth.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vatsaḥ kāṇvaḥ [vatsa kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऋषिः॑ । हि । पू॒र्व॒ऽजाः । असि॑ । एकः॑ । ईशा॑नः । ओज॑सा । इन्द्र॑ । चो॒ष्कू॒यसे॑ । वसु॑ ॥
ऋषिः । हि । पूर्वजाः । असि । एकः । ईशानः । ओजसा । इन्द्र । चोष्कूयसे । वसु ॥
ṛṣiḥ | hi | pūrva-jāḥ | asi | ekaḥ | īśānaḥ | ojasā | indra | coṣkūyase | vasu
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.6.41 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Ṛṣi; spiritual teacher; ascetic; Mantra.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun]
“aforesaid(a); antecedent; previous(a); first; eastern; former(a); pūrva [word]; age-old; anterior; bygone; fore(a); predictive; firstborn; easterly; instrumental.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“born.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“govern; command; master; dominate; can; reign; control; own.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“strength; power; ojas; ojas [word]; potency; might.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”