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 8.6.43
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒मां सु पू॒र्व्यां धियं॒ मधो॑र्घृ॒तस्य॑ पि॒प्युषी॑म् । कण्वा॑ उ॒क्थेन॑ वावृधुः ॥
इमां सु पूर्व्यां धियं मधोर्घृतस्य पिप्युषीम् । कण्वा उक्थेन वावृधुः ॥
imāṃ su pūrvyāṃ dhiyam madhor ghṛtasya pipyuṣīm | kaṇvā ukthena vāvṛdhuḥ ||
English translation:
“The Kaṇvas augment by praise this ancient rite intended (to obtain) an abundance of sweet water.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vatsaḥ kāṇvaḥ [vatsa kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इ॒माम् । सु । पू॒र्व्याम् । धिय॒म् । मधोः॑ । घृ॒तस्य॑ । पि॒प्युषी॑म् । कण्वाः॑ । उ॒क्थेन॑ । व॒वृ॒धुः॒ ॥
इमाम् । सु । पूर्व्याम् । धियम् । मधोः । घृतस्य । पिप्युषीम् । कण्वाः । उक्थेन । ववृधुः ॥
imām | su | pūrvyām | dhiyam | madhoḥ | ghṛtasya | pipyuṣīm | kaṇvāḥ | ukthena | vavṛdhuḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.6.43 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“first; precedent; age-old; excellent; former(a).”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“intelligence; prayer; mind; insight; idea; hymn; purpose; art; knowledge.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“honey; alcohol; sweet; nectar; madhu [word].”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“ghee; fat.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“swell; abound; swell.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Kaṇva; Kaṇva; kaṇva [word].”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“hymn; praise; uktha [word]; encomium.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”