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 8.14.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
व्य१॒॑न्तरि॑क्षमतिर॒न्मदे॒ सोम॑स्य रोच॒ना । इन्द्रो॒ यदभि॑नद्व॒लम् ॥
व्यन्तरिक्षमतिरन्मदे सोमस्य रोचना । इन्द्रो यदभिनद्वलम् ॥
vy antarikṣam atiran made somasya rocanā | indro yad abhinad valam ||
English translation:
“In the exhilaration of the Soma, Indra has traversed the radiant firmament that he might pierce (theasura) Vala.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Or, from which exhilaration he pierced Vala
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): goṣūktyaśvasūktinau kāṇvāyanau;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वि । अ॒न्तरि॑क्षम् । अ॒ति॒र॒त् । मदे॑ । सोम॑स्य । रो॒च॒ना । इन्द्रः॑ । यत् । अभि॑नत् । व॒लम् ॥
वि । अन्तरिक्षम् । अतिरत् । मदे । सोमस्य । रोचना । इन्द्रः । यत् । अभिनत् । वलम् ॥
vi | antarikṣam | atirat | made | somasya | rocanā | indraḥ | yat | abhinat | valam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.14.7 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“sky; atmosphere; air; abhra.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“traverse; overcome; float; rescue; reach; satisfy.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“light; celestial sphere.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“break; incise; burst; divide; cut; cleave; destroy; cure; disturb; lance; break; distinguish; disclose; pierce; tear; separate; transgress; break open; scratch; penetrate; sever; bribe; grind; betray; fester; strike.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Vala; vala; cave.”