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 8.7.14

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अधी॑व॒ यद्गि॑री॒णां यामं॑ शुभ्रा॒ अचि॑ध्वम् । सु॒वा॒नैर्म॑न्दध्व॒ इन्दु॑भिः ॥
अधीव यद्गिरीणां यामं शुभ्रा अचिध्वम् । सुवानैर्मन्दध्व इन्दुभिः ॥
adhīva yad girīṇāṃ yāmaṃ śubhrā acidhvam | suvānair mandadhva indubhiḥ ||

English translation:

“When, bright (Maruts), you harness your car over the mountains, then you exhilarate (yourselves) withthe effusing Soma.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अधि॑ऽइव । यत् । गि॒री॒णाम् । याम॑म् । शु॒भ्राः॒ । अचि॑ध्वम् । सु॒वा॒नैः । म॒न्द॒ध्वे॒ । इन्दु॑ऽभिः ॥
अधिइव । यत् । गिरीणाम् । यामम् । शुभ्राः । अचिध्वम् । सुवानैः । मन्दध्वे । इन्दुभिः ॥
adhi-iva | yat | girīṇām | yāmam | śubhrāḥ | acidhvam | suvānaiḥ | mandadhve | indu-bhiḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.7.14 English analysis of grammar]

adhīva < adhi

[adverb]

“on; from; accordingly.”

adhīva < iva

[adverb]

“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”

yad < yat

[adverb]

“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”

girīṇāṃ < girīṇām < giri

[noun], genitive, plural, masculine

“mountain; adri; rock; giri [word]; hill; śilājatu.”

yāmaṃ < yāmam < yāma

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“prahara; watch; travel; path.”

śubhrā < śubhrāḥ < śubhra

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“white; beautiful; attractive; śubhra [word]; light.”

acidhvam < ci

[verb], plural, Root aorist (Ind.)

“observe; detect; notice; heed; mind.”

suvānair < suvānaiḥ < su

[verb noun], instrumental, plural

“press out; su.”

mandadhva < mandadhve < mand

[verb], plural, Present indikative

“rejoice; exhilarate.”

indubhiḥ < indu

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”

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