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 8.12.28
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
य॒दा ते॑ हर्य॒ता हरी॑ वावृ॒धाते॑ दि॒वेदि॑वे । आदित्ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि येमिरे ॥
यदा ते हर्यता हरी वावृधाते दिवेदिवे । आदित्ते विश्वा भुवनानि येमिरे ॥
yadā te haryatā harī vāvṛdhāte dive-dive | ād it te viśvā bhuvanāni yemire ||
English translation:
“When your beloved horses had augmented day by day, then all existent beings were subject unto you.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): parvataḥ kāṇvaḥ [parvata kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): uṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
य॒दा । ते॒ । ह॒र्य॒ता । हरी॒ इति॑ । व॒वृ॒धाते॒ इति॑ । दि॒वेऽदि॑वे । आत् । इत् । ते॒ । विश्वा॑ । भुव॑नानि । ये॒मि॒रे॒ ॥
यदा । ते । हर्यता । हरी इति । ववृधाते इति । दिवेदिवे । आत् । इत् । ते । विश्वा । भुवनानि । येमिरे ॥
yadā | te | haryatā | harī iti | vavṛdhāteiti | dive--dive | āt | it | te | viśvā | bhuvanāni | yemire
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.12.28 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“once [when]; if.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“desirable; delightful.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“reddish brown; yellow; pale; yellow; aureate.”
[verb], dual, Perfect indicative
“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“day; sky; Svarga.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“day; sky; Svarga.”
[adverb]
“then.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], nominative, plural, neuter
“Earth; being; world; bhuvana [word].”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“concentrate; grant; restrain; cause; control; offer; cover; raise.”