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 8.12.29
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
य॒दा ते॒ मारु॑ती॒र्विश॒स्तुभ्य॑मिन्द्र नियेमि॒रे । आदित्ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि येमिरे ॥
यदा ते मारुतीर्विशस्तुभ्यमिन्द्र नियेमिरे । आदित्ते विश्वा भुवनानि येमिरे ॥
yadā te mārutīr viśas tubhyam indra niyemire | ād it te viśvā bhuvanāni yemire ||
English translation:
“When, Indra, your people, the Maruts, were regulated by you, then all existent beings were subject untoyou.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Regulated: or, subdued the world for you, tvadartham niyacchanti bhūtajātāni
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 । मारु॑तीः । विशः॑ । तुभ्य॑म् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । नि॒ऽये॒मि॒रे । आत् । इत् । ते॒ । विश्वा॑ । भुव॑नानि । ये॒मि॒रे॒ ॥
यदा । ते । मारुतीः । विशः । तुभ्यम् । इन्द्र । नियेमिरे । आत् । इत् । ते । विश्वा । भुवनानि । येमिरे ॥
yadā | te | mārutīḥ | viśaḥ | tubhyam | indra | ni-yemire | āt | it | te | viśvā | bhuvanān i | yemire
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.12.29 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“once [when]; if.”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“Marut(a).”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“people; tribe; Vaisya; national; viś; real property; Vaisya.”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“control; cure; niyāmay; fix; tie; fixate; render; regulate.”
[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.”