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 8.15.9
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वां विष्णु॑र्बृ॒हन्क्षयो॑ मि॒त्रो गृ॑णाति॒ वरु॑णः । त्वां शर्धो॑ मद॒त्यनु॒ मारु॑तम् ॥
त्वां विष्णुर्बृहन्क्षयो मित्रो गृणाति वरुणः । त्वां शर्धो मदत्यनु मारुतम् ॥
tvāṃ viṣṇur bṛhan kṣayo mitro gṛṇāti varuṇaḥ | tvāṃ śardho madaty anu mārutam ||
English translation:
“Viṣṇu, the mighty giver of dwellings, praises you, and Mitra and Varuṇa; the company of the Marutsimitates you in exhilaration.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): goṣūktyaśvasūktinau kāṇvāyanau;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): pādanicṛduṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वाम् । विष्णुः॑ । बृ॒हन् । क्षयः॑ । मि॒त्रः । गृ॒णा॒ति॒ । वरु॑णः । त्वाम् । शर्धः॑ । म॒द॒ति॒ । अनु॑ । मारु॑तम् ॥
त्वाम् । विष्णुः । बृहन् । क्षयः । मित्रः । गृणाति । वरुणः । त्वाम् । शर्धः । मदति । अनु । मारुतम् ॥
tvām | viṣṇuḥ | bṛhan | kṣayaḥ | mitraḥ | gṛṇāti | varuṇaḥ | tvām | śardhaḥ | madati | anu | mārutam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.15.9 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Vishnu; Krishna; Viṣṇu; Om; Shiva.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“dwelling.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“praise.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“troop.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“rut; intoxicate; delight; revel; rejoice; drink; ramp; exult.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“Marut(a).”