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 8.12.23
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
म॒हान्तं॑ महि॒ना व॒यं स्तोमे॑भिर्हवन॒श्रुत॑म् । अ॒र्कैर॒भि प्र णो॑नुम॒: समोज॑से ॥
महान्तं महिना वयं स्तोमेभिर्हवनश्रुतम् । अर्कैरभि प्र णोनुमः समोजसे ॥
mahāntam mahinā vayaṃ stomebhir havanaśrutam | arkair abhi pra ṇonumaḥ sam ojase ||
English translation:
“We repeatedly glorify with praises and adorations him who is great with greatness, who hears ourinvocations, (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]:
म॒हान्त॑म् । म॒हि॒ना । व॒यम् । स्तोमे॑भिः । ह॒व॒न॒ऽश्रुत॑म् । अ॒र्कैः । अ॒भि । प्र । नो॒नु॒मः॒ । सम् । ओज॑से ॥
महान्तम् । महिना । वयम् । स्तोमेभिः । हवनश्रुतम् । अर्कैः । अभि । प्र । नोनुमः । सम् । ओजसे ॥
mahāntam | mahinā | vayam | stomebhiḥ | havana-śrutam | arkaiḥ | abhi | pra | nonumaḥ | sam | ojase
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.12.23 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“large; eminent; great; loud; dangerous; strong; long; high; much(a); mahant [word]; ample; very; great; adult; important; dark; high; abundant; violent; remarkable; mighty; big; long.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“greatness; enormousness.”
[noun], nominative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“hymn; Stoma; stoma [word].”
[noun], neuter
“invocation.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“listening.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sun; copper; Surya; hymn; twelve; fire; beam.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“bellow.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“strength; power; ojas; ojas [word]; potency; might.”