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 8.16.12
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स त्वं न॑ इन्द्र॒ वाजे॑भिर्दश॒स्या च॑ गातु॒या च॑ । अच्छा॑ च नः सु॒म्नं ने॑षि ॥
स त्वं न इन्द्र वाजेभिर्दशस्या च गातुया च । अच्छा च नः सुम्नं नेषि ॥
sa tvaṃ na indra vājebhir daśasyā ca gātuyā ca | acchā ca naḥ sumnaṃ neṣi ||
English translation:
“Do you, Indra, (endow) us with vigour, bestow upon us (wealth, enable us) to go (by the right way), leadus to felicity.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): irimbiṭhiḥ kāṇvaḥ [irimbiṭhi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सः । त्वम् । नः॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । वाजे॑भिः । द॒श॒स्य । च॒ । गा॒तु॒ऽय । च॒ । अच्छ॑ । च॒ । नः॒ । सु॒म्नम् । ने॒षि॒ ॥
सः । त्वम् । नः । इन्द्र । वाजेभिः । दशस्य । च । गातुय । च । अच्छ । च । नः । सुम्नम् । नेषि ॥
saḥ | tvam | naḥ | indra | vājebhiḥ | daśasya | ca | gātu-ya | ca | accha | ca | naḥ | sumnam | neṣi
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.16.12 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[adverb]
“towards; accha [prefix].”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“favor; benevolence; sumna [word]; entreaty; favor.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“bring; lead; spend; decant; enter (a state); remove; take out; take away; enforce; marry; carry; fill into; bring; learn; go out; add.”