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 8.17.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ त्वा॑ ब्रह्म॒युजा॒ हरी॒ वह॑तामिन्द्र के॒शिना॑ । उप॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि नः शृणु ॥
आ त्वा ब्रह्मयुजा हरी वहतामिन्द्र केशिना । उप ब्रह्माणि नः शृणु ॥
ā tvā brahmayujā harī vahatām indra keśinā | upa brahmāṇi naḥ śṛṇu ||
English translation:
“Let your long-maned horses, Indra, that are yoked by prayers, bring you here, anddo you hear ourprayers.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): irimbiṭhiḥ kāṇvaḥ [irimbiṭhi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ । त्वा॒ । ब्र॒ह्म॒ऽयुजा॑ । हरी॒ इति॑ । वह॑ताम् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । के॒शिना॑ । उप॑ । ब्रह्मा॑णि । नः॒ । शृ॒णु॒ ॥
आ । त्वा । ब्रह्मयुजा । हरी इति । वहताम् । इन्द्र । केशिना । उप । ब्रह्माणि । नः । शृणु ॥
ā | tvā | brahma-yujā | harī iti | vahatām | indra | keśinā | upa | brahmāṇi | naḥ | śṛṇu
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.17.2 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], neuter
“brahman; mantra; prayer; spell; Veda; Brahmin; sacred text; final emancipation; hymn; brahman [word]; Brāhmaṇa; study.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“amalgamated; harnessed.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“Vishnu; monkey; Krishna; horse; lion; Indra; Hari; Surya; Hari; haritāla; Hari; snake; frog.”
[verb], dual, Present imperative
“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“haired.”
[adverb]
“towards; on; next.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“brahman; mantra; prayer; spell; Veda; Brahmin; sacred text; final emancipation; hymn; brahman [word]; Brāhmaṇa; study.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“listen; come to know; hear; hear; listen; study; heed; learn.”