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 8.7.17
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उदु॑ स्वा॒नेभि॑रीरत॒ उद्रथै॒रुदु॑ वा॒युभि॑: । उत्स्तोमै॒: पृश्नि॑मातरः ॥
उदु स्वानेभिरीरत उद्रथैरुदु वायुभिः । उत्स्तोमैः पृश्निमातरः ॥
ud u svānebhir īrata ud rathair ud u vāyubhiḥ | ut stomaiḥ pṛśnimātaraḥ ||
English translation:
“The sons of Pṛśni rise up with shouts, with chariots, with winds, with praises.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): punarvatsaḥ kāṇvaḥ [punarvatsa kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūtaḥ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उत् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । स्व॒नेभिः॑ । ई॒र॒ते॒ । उत् । रथैः॑ । उत् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । वा॒युऽभिः॑ । उत् । स्तोमैः॑ । पृश्नि॑ऽमातरः ॥
उत् । ऊँ इति । स्वनेभिः । ईरते । उत् । रथैः । उत् । ऊँ इति । वायुभिः । उत् । स्तोमैः । पृश्निमातरः ॥
ut | oṃ iti | svanebhiḥ | īrate | ut | rathaiḥ | ut | oṃ iti | vāyu-bhiḥ | ut | stomaiḥ | pṛśni-mātaraḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.7.17 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“up.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“sound.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“go.”
[adverb]
“up.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“chariot; warrior; ratha [word]; Dalbergia oojeinensis; rattan.”
[adverb]
“up.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“wind; Vayu; vāta; prāṇa (coll.); air; air; fart; breath; northwest; draft; vāyu [word]; Vāyu; Marut.”
[adverb]
“up.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“hymn; Stoma; stoma [word].”
[noun], feminine
“Pṛśni; beam.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“mother; mātṛkā; mātṛ [word]; parent; Salvinia cucullata Roxb.; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad.; cow.”