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 8.12.11

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

गर्भो॑ य॒ज्ञस्य॑ देव॒युः क्रतुं॑ पुनीत आनु॒षक् । स्तोमै॒रिन्द्र॑स्य वावृधे॒ मिमी॑त॒ इत् ॥
गर्भो यज्ञस्य देवयुः क्रतुं पुनीत आनुषक् । स्तोमैरिन्द्रस्य वावृधे मिमीत इत् ॥
garbho yajñasya devayuḥ kratum punīta ānuṣak | stomair indrasya vāvṛdhe mimīta it ||

English translation:

“The devout praiser of the adorable (Indra) purifies in due succession the offering (of the Soma); withsacred hymns he magnifies (the might) of Indra; he verily proclaims the measure (of hismerits).”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): parvataḥ kāṇvaḥ [parvata kāṇva];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): uṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

गर्भः॑ । य॒ज्ञस्य॑ । दे॒व॒ऽयुः । क्रतु॑म् । पु॒नी॒ते॒ । आ॒नु॒षक् । स्तोमैः॑ । इन्द्र॑स्य । व॒वृ॒धे॒ । मिमी॑ते । इत् ॥
गर्भः । यज्ञस्य । देवयुः । क्रतुम् । पुनीते । आनुषक् । स्तोमैः । इन्द्रस्य । ववृधे । मिमीते । इत् ॥
garbhaḥ | yajñasya | deva-yuḥ | kratum | punīte | ānuṣak | stomaiḥ | indrasya | vavṛdhe | mimīte | it

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.12.11 English analysis of grammar]

garbho < garbhaḥ < garbha

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“fetus; garbha; inside; cavity; embryo; uterus; child; pit; garbhadruti; filling; pregnancy; room; abdomen; fertilization; inside; hole; baby; calyx; midst.”

yajñasya < yajña

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”

devayuḥ < devayu

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“devout; devoted.”

kratum < kratu

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”

punīta < punīte <

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”

ānuṣak

[adverb]

“correctly; in sequence; punctually.”

stomair < stomaiḥ < stoma

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“hymn; Stoma; stoma [word].”

indrasya < indra

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

vāvṛdhe < vṛdh

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”

mimīta < mimīte <

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“weigh; measure; total; last; weigh; measure; give away; transform.”

it < id

[adverb]

“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”

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