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 8.13.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्र॑: सु॒तेषु॒ सोमे॑षु॒ क्रतुं॑ पुनीत उ॒क्थ्य॑म् । वि॒दे वृ॒धस्य॒ दक्ष॑सो म॒हान्हि षः ॥
इन्द्रः सुतेषु सोमेषु क्रतुं पुनीत उक्थ्यम् । विदे वृधस्य दक्षसो महान्हि षः ॥
indraḥ suteṣu someṣu kratum punīta ukthyam | vide vṛdhasya dakṣaso mahān hi ṣaḥ ||
English translation:
“Indra, when the Soma juices are effused, sanctifies the offerer and the praiser for the attainment ofincrease giving strength, for he is mighty.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Sanctifies: kratum punīta ukthyam = karmaṇām kartāramsto_tāram ca;
Ukthya = name of a sacrifice, ukthyākhyam yāgam
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): nāradaḥ kāṇvaḥ [nārada kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛduṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्रः॑ । सु॒तेषु॑ । सोमे॑षु । क्रतु॑म् । पु॒नी॒ते॒ । उ॒क्थ्य॑म् । वि॒दे । वृ॒धस्य॑ । दक्ष॑सः । म॒हान् । हि । सः ॥
इन्द्रः । सुतेषु । सोमेषु । क्रतुम् । पुनीते । उक्थ्यम् । विदे । वृधस्य । दक्षसः । महान् । हि । सः ॥
indraḥ | suteṣu | someṣu | kratum | punīte | ukthyam | vide | vṛdhasya | dakṣasaḥ | mahān | hi | saḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.13.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[verb noun], locative, plural
“press out; su.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“applaudable.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“increasing; promotive.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“intelligent.”
[noun], nominative, 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.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”