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 8.16.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्रो॑ ब्र॒ह्मेन्द्र॒ ऋषि॒रिन्द्र॑: पु॒रू पु॑रुहू॒तः । म॒हान्म॒हीभि॒: शची॑भिः ॥
इन्द्रो ब्रह्मेन्द्र ऋषिरिन्द्रः पुरू पुरुहूतः । महान्महीभिः शचीभिः ॥
indro brahmendra ṛṣir indraḥ purū puruhūtaḥ | mahān mahībhiḥ śacībhiḥ ||
English translation:
“Indra is Brahmā, Indra is the ṛṣi; Indra is the much-invoked of many, mighty with mighty deeds.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Indrais Brahmā: indro brhmā parivṛḍaḥ sarvebhyodhikaḥ, the augmented or vast, more or greater than all;
Ṛṣi =the beholder of all the āryas, sarvasya āryaja-tasya draṣṭā
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): irimbiṭhiḥ kāṇvaḥ [irimbiṭhi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
इन्द्रः॑ । ब्र॒ह्मा । इन्द्रः॑ । ऋषिः॑ । इन्द्रः॑ । पु॒रु । पु॒रु॒ऽहू॒तः । म॒हान् । म॒हीभिः॑ । शची॑भिः ॥
इन्द्रः । ब्रह्मा । इन्द्रः । ऋषिः । इन्द्रः । पुरु । पुरुहूतः । महान् । महीभिः । शचीभिः ॥
indraḥ | brahmā | indraḥ | ṛṣiḥ | indraḥ | puru | puru-hūtaḥ | mahān | mahībh iḥ | śacībhiḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.16.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Brahma; Brahmin; dhak; Brahman; brahman [word]; Brahman; Brahmin; Brahmapurāṇa; Vishnu; Brihaspati.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Ṛṣi; spiritual teacher; ascetic; Mantra.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“many; much(a); very.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; Vishnu.”
[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.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“Śacī; power; dexterity; ability; aid.”