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 8.7.12

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यू॒यं हि ष्ठा सु॑दानवो॒ रुद्रा॑ ऋभुक्षणो॒ दमे॑ । उ॒त प्रचे॑तसो॒ मदे॑ ॥
यूयं हि ष्ठा सुदानवो रुद्रा ऋभुक्षणो दमे । उत प्रचेतसो मदे ॥
yūyaṃ hi ṣṭhā sudānavo rudrā ṛbhukṣaṇo dame | uta pracetaso made ||

English translation:

“Munificent, mighty Rudras, you in the sacrificial hall are wise (even) in the exhilaration (of the Soma).”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Mighty Rudras: sons of Rudra, rudraputrāḥ

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): punarvatsaḥ kāṇvaḥ [punarvatsa kāṇva];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūtaḥ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यू॒यम् । हि । स्थ । सु॒ऽदा॒न॒वः॒ । रुद्राः॑ । ऋ॒भु॒क्ष॒णः॒ । दमे॑ । उ॒त । प्रऽचे॑तसः । मदे॑ ॥
यूयम् । हि । स्थ । सुदानवः । रुद्राः । ऋभुक्षणः । दमे । उत । प्रचेतसः । मदे ॥
yūyam | hi | stha | su-dānavaḥ | rudrāḥ | ṛbhukṣaṇaḥ | dame | uta | pra-cetasaḥ | made

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.7.12 English analysis of grammar]

yūyaṃ < yūyam < tvad

[noun], nominative, plural

“you.”

hi

[adverb]

“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”

ṣṭhā < as

[verb], plural, Present indikative

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

sudānavo < sudānavaḥ < sudānu

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“big; lavish.”

rudrā < rudrāḥ < rudra

[noun], vocative, plural, masculine

“Shiva; Rudra; eleven; rudra [word]; eleventh.”

ṛbhukṣaṇo < ṛbhukṣaṇaḥ < ṛbhukṣan

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“Indra.”

dame < dama

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“dwelling; home.”

uta

[adverb]

“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”

pracetaso < pracetasaḥ < pracetas

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“intelligent; mindful; attentive; wise; apt; observant.”

made < mada

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”

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