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 8.14.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वा॒वृ॒धा॒नस्य॑ ते व॒यं विश्वा॒ धना॑नि जि॒ग्युष॑: । ऊ॒तिमि॒न्द्रा वृ॑णीमहे ॥
वावृधानस्य ते वयं विश्वा धनानि जिग्युषः । ऊतिमिन्द्रा वृणीमहे ॥
vāvṛdhānasya te vayaṃ viśvā dhanāni jigyuṣaḥ | ūtim indrā vṛṇīmahe ||
English translation:
“We solicit, Indra, the protection of you, who are ever being magnified, the conqueror of all the riches (ofthe enemy).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): goṣūktyaśvasūktinau kāṇvāyanau;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वा॒वृ॒धा॒नस्य॑ । ते॒ । व॒यम् । विश्वा॑ । धना॑नि । जि॒ग्युषः॑ । ऊ॒तिम् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । आ । वृ॒णी॒म॒हे॒ ॥
वावृधानस्य । ते । वयम् । विश्वा । धनानि । जिग्युषः । ऊतिम् । इन्द्र । आ । वृणीमहे ॥
vāvṛdhānasya | te | vayam | viśvā | dhanāni | jigyuṣaḥ | ūtim | indra | ā | vṛṇīmahe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.14.6 English analysis of grammar]
[verb noun], genitive, singular
“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“wealth; property; money; treasure; prize; dhana [word]; valuable; dhan; capital; fight.”
[verb noun], genitive, singular
“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“aid; favor; ūti [word].”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“choose; ask.”