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 8.7.35
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आक्ष्ण॒यावा॑नो वहन्त्य॒न्तरि॑क्षेण॒ पत॑तः । धाता॑रः स्तुव॒ते वय॑: ॥
आक्ष्णयावानो वहन्त्यन्तरिक्षेण पततः । धातारः स्तुवते वयः ॥
ākṣṇayāvāno vahanty antarikṣeṇa patataḥ | dhātāraḥ stuvate vayaḥ ||
English translation:
“(Their horses), quickly traversing (space), bear them travelling through the firmament, giving food to theworshipper.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): punarvatsaḥ kāṇvaḥ [punarvatsa kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūtaḥ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ । अ॒क्ष्ण॒ऽयावा॑नः । व॒ह॒न्ति॒ । अ॒न्तरि॑क्षेण । पत॑तः । धाता॑रः । स्तु॒व॒ते । वयः॑ ॥
आ । अक्ष्णयावानः । वहन्ति । अन्तरिक्षेण । पततः । धातारः । स्तुवते । वयः ॥
ā | akṣṇa-yāvānaḥ | vahanti | antarikṣeṇa | patataḥ | dhātāraḥ | stuvate | vayaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.7.35 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“sky; atmosphere; air; abhra.”
[verb noun], accusative, plural
“fall down; drop; fly; issue; fall; fall; decay; hang down; banish; throw; lodge; disappear.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Brahma; Dhātṛ; creator; Dhātṛ.”
[verb noun], dative, singular
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“age; vigor; old age; strength; vayas [word]; aging; power; youth; food.”