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 8.9.17
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
प्र बो॑धयोषो अ॒श्विना॒ प्र दे॑वि सूनृते महि । प्र य॑ज्ञहोतरानु॒षक्प्र मदा॑य॒ श्रवो॑ बृ॒हत् ॥
प्र बोधयोषो अश्विना प्र देवि सूनृते महि । प्र यज्ञहोतरानुषक्प्र मदाय श्रवो बृहत् ॥
pra bodhayoṣo aśvinā pra devi sūnṛte mahi | pra yajñahotar ānuṣak pra madāya śravo bṛhat ||
English translation:
“Uṣas, truht-speaking mighty goddess, awake the Aśvins; invoker of the adorable (deities, arouse them)successively; the copious sacrificial food (is prepared) for their exhilaration.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śaśakarṇaḥ kāṇvaḥ [śaśakarṇa kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): aśvinau ;
Chandas (meter): anuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
प्र । बो॒ध॒य॒ । उ॒षः॒ । अ॒श्विना॑ । प्र । दे॒वि॒ । सू॒नृ॒ते॒ । म॒हि॒ । प्र । य॒ज्ञ॒ऽहो॒तः॒ । आ॒नु॒षक् । प्र । मदा॑य । श्रवः॑ । बृ॒हत् ॥
प्र । बोधय । उषः । अश्विना । प्र । देवि । सूनृते । महि । प्र । यज्ञहोतः । आनुषक् । प्र । मदाय । श्रवः । बृहत् ॥
pra | bodhaya | uṣaḥ | aśvinā | pra | devi | sūnṛte | mahi | pra | yajña-hotaḥ | ānuṣak | pra | madāya | śravaḥ | bṛhat
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.9.17 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“awaken; ignite; advise; admonish; communicate.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“Ushas; dawn; uṣas [word]; morning.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“Asvins; two.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“Parvati; queen; goddess; Devi.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“big; friendly.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“great; firm.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[noun], masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Hotṛ.”
[adverb]
“correctly; in sequence; punctually.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“fame; glory; ear.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”