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 8.12.16

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यत्सोम॑मिन्द्र॒ विष्ण॑वि॒ यद्वा॑ घ त्रि॒त आ॒प्त्ये । यद्वा॑ म॒रुत्सु॒ मन्द॑से॒ समिन्दु॑भिः ॥
यत्सोममिन्द्र विष्णवि यद्वा घ त्रित आप्त्ये । यद्वा मरुत्सु मन्दसे समिन्दुभिः ॥
yat somam indra viṣṇavi yad vā gha trita āptye | yad vā marutsu mandase sam indubhiḥ ||

English translation:

“Inasmuch as you are exhilarated by the Soma shared with Viṣṇu, or when (offered) by Trita, the son ofthe waters, or along with the Maruts, so now (be gratified) by (our) libation.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यत् । सोम॑म् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । विष्ण॑वि । यत् । वा॒ । घ॒ । त्रि॒ते । आ॒प्त्ये । यत् । वा॒ । म॒रुत्ऽसु॑ । मन्द॑से । सम् । इन्दु॑ऽभिः ॥
यत् । सोमम् । इन्द्र । विष्णवि । यत् । वा । घ । त्रिते । आप्त्ये । यत् । वा । मरुत्सु । मन्दसे । सम् । इन्दुभिः ॥
yat | somam | indra | viṣṇavi | yat | vā | gha | trite | āptye | yat | vā | marut-su | mandase | sam | indu-bhiḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.12.16 English analysis of grammar]

yat

[adverb]

“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”

somam < soma

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

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

viṣṇavi < viṣṇu

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“Vishnu; Krishna; Viṣṇu; Om; Shiva.”

yad < yat

[adverb]

“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”

[adverb]

“or; optionally; either.”

gha

[adverb]

trita < trite < trita

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“Trita.”

āptye < āptya

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“Āptya; Trita.”

yad < yat

[adverb]

“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”

[adverb]

“or; optionally; either.”

marutsu < marut

[noun], locative, plural, masculine

“Marut; vāta; wind; Vayu.”

mandase < mad

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“rut; intoxicate; delight; revel; rejoice; drink; ramp; exult.”

sam

[adverb]

“sam; together; together; saṃ.”

indubhiḥ < indu

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”

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