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 8.7.22
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
समु॒ त्ये म॑ह॒तीर॒पः सं क्षो॒णी समु॒ सूर्य॑म् । सं वज्रं॑ पर्व॒शो द॑धुः ॥
समु त्ये महतीरपः सं क्षोणी समु सूर्यम् । सं वज्रं पर्वशो दधुः ॥
sam u tye mahatīr apaḥ saṃ kṣoṇī sam u sūryam | saṃ vajram parvaśo dadhuḥ ||
English translation:
“They have concentrated the abundant waters, they have held together the heaven and earth, they havesustained the sun, they have divided (Vṛtra) joint by joint with the thunderbolt.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Vṛtra: they have plural nted thethunderbolt in (Vṛtra's) every limb
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): punarvatsaḥ kāṇvaḥ [punarvatsa kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūtaḥ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सम् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । त्ये । म॒ह॒तीः । अ॒पः । सम् । क्षो॒णी । सम् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । सूर्य॑म् । सम् । वज्र॑म् । प॒र्व॒ऽशः । द॒धुः॒ ॥
सम् । ऊँ इति । त्ये । महतीः । अपः । सम् । क्षोणी । सम् । ऊँ इति । सूर्यम् । सम् । वज्रम् । पर्वशः । दधुः ॥
sam | oṃ iti | tye | mahatīḥ | apaḥ | sam | kṣoṇī | sam | oṃ iti | sūryam | sam | vajram | parva-śaḥ | dadhuḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.7.22 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“that.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“large; eminent; great; loud; dangerous; strong; long; high; much(a); mahant [word]; ample; very; great; adult; important; dark; high; abundant; violent; remarkable; mighty; big; long.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“water; body of water; water; ap [word]; juice; jala.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[noun], accusative, dual, feminine
“Earth.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“sun; Surya; sūrya [word]; right nostril; twelve; Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sūryakānta; sunlight; best.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“vajra; Vajra; vajra; vajra; lightning; abhra; vajramūṣā; diamond; vajra [word]; vajrakapāṭa; vajra; vaikrānta.”
[adverb]
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”