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 8.15.11
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स॒त्रा त्वं पु॑रुष्टुतँ॒ एको॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ तोशसे । नान्य इन्द्रा॒त्कर॑णं॒ भूय॑ इन्वति ॥
सत्रा त्वं पुरुष्टुतँ एको वृत्राणि तोशसे । नान्य इन्द्रात्करणं भूय इन्वति ॥
satrā tvam puruṣṭutam̐ eko vṛtrāṇi tośase | nānya indrāt karaṇam bhūya invati ||
English translation:
“(Indra), the praised of many, you alone destroy many mighty foes; no other Indra achieves such greatexploits.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): goṣūktyaśvasūktinau kāṇvāyanau;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛduṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स॒त्रा । त्वम् । पु॒रु॒ऽस्तु॒त॒ । एकः॑ । वृ॒त्राणि॑ । तोशसे । न । अ॒न्यः । इन्द्रा॑त् । कर॑णम् । भूयः॑ । इ॒न्व॒ति॒ ॥
सत्रा । त्वम् । पुरुस्तुत । एकः । वृत्राणि । तोशसे । न । अन्यः । इन्द्रात् । करणम् । भूयः । इन्वति ॥
satrā | tvam | puru-stuta | ekaḥ | vṛtrāṇi | tośase | na | anyaḥ | indrāt | karaṇam | bhūyaḥ | invati
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.15.11 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; Vishnu; Agni.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“enemy.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“other; another(a); remaining; different; anya [word]; other than; more(a); fresh; any(a).”
[noun], ablative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“instrument; production; sense organ; cause; performance; karaṇa; creation; tool; action; position; means; causing; transformation; sensing; procedure; instrumental; elimination; applicability; devising.”
[adverb]
“again; further; further; repeatedly.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“bring; drive.”