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 8.12.15
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि वह्न॑य ऊ॒तयेऽनू॑षत॒ प्रश॑स्तये । न दे॑व॒ विव्र॑ता॒ हरी॑ ऋ॒तस्य॒ यत् ॥
अभि वह्नय ऊतयेऽनूषत प्रशस्तये । न देव विव्रता हरी ऋतस्य यत् ॥
abhi vahnaya ūtaye 'nūṣata praśastaye | na deva vivratā harī ṛtasya yat ||
English translation:
“The bearers of the oblation glorify (Indra) for his excellent protection; now, divinity, let yourmany-actioned horses (bear you to the offering) of the sacrifice.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Protection: or, for the sake of his protection andpraise
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): parvataḥ kāṇvaḥ [parvata kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛduṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि । वह्न॑यः । ऊ॒तये॑ । अनू॑षत । प्रऽश॑स्तये । न । दे॒व॒ । विऽव्र॑ता । हरी॒ इति॑ । ऋ॒तस्य॑ । यत् ॥
अभि । वह्नयः । ऊतये । अनूषत । प्रशस्तये । न । देव । विव्रता । हरी इति । ऋतस्य । यत् ॥
abhi | vahnayaḥ | ūtaye | anūṣata | pra-śastaye | na | deva | vi-vratā | harī iti | ṛtasya | yat
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.12.15 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“fire; digestion; Plumbago zeylanica; Agni; vahni; draft horse; three; sacrificial fire; Vahni; gold; southeast; citron; charioteer; leader.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“aid; favor; ūti [word].”
[verb], plural, Athematic s aor. (Ind.)
“praise; shout.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“announcement; praise; respect.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“refractory; loath.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“Vishnu; monkey; Krishna; horse; lion; Indra; Hari; Surya; Hari; haritāla; Hari; snake; frog.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“truth; order; fixed order; ṛta [word]; law; custom; custom.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”