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 8.12.22
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्रं॑ वृ॒त्राय॒ हन्त॑वे दे॒वासो॑ दधिरे पु॒रः । इन्द्रं॒ वाणी॑रनूषता॒ समोज॑से ॥
इन्द्रं वृत्राय हन्तवे देवासो दधिरे पुरः । इन्द्रं वाणीरनूषता समोजसे ॥
indraṃ vṛtrāya hantave devāso dadhire puraḥ | indraṃ vāṇīr anūṣatā sam ojase ||
English translation:
“The gods have plural ced Indra (foremost) for the destruction of Vṛtra; their praise has been addressed tohim to enhance his vigour.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): parvataḥ kāṇvaḥ [parvata kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): uṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्र॑म् । वृ॒त्राय॑ । हन्त॑वे । दे॒वासः॑ । द॒धि॒रे॒ । पु॒रः । इन्द्र॑म् । वाणीः॑ । अ॒नू॒ष॒त॒ । सम् । ओज॑से ॥
इन्द्रम् । वृत्राय । हन्तवे । देवासः । दधिरे । पुरः । इन्द्रम् । वाणीः । अनूषत । सम् । ओजसे ॥
indram | vṛtrāya | hantave | devāsaḥ | dadhire | puraḥ | indram | vāṇīḥ | anūṣata | sam | ojase
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.12.22 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“Vṛtra; vṛtra [word].”
[verb noun]
“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[adverb]
“ahead; puras [word]; easterly; eastward; east; earlier.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“voice; Sarasvati; words; language.”
[verb], plural, Athematic s aor. (Ind.)
“praise; shout.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“strength; power; ojas; ojas [word]; potency; might.”