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 8.17.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तु॒वि॒ग्रीवो॑ व॒पोद॑रः सुबा॒हुरन्ध॑सो॒ मदे॑ । इन्द्रो॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ जिघ्नते ॥
तुविग्रीवो वपोदरः सुबाहुरन्धसो मदे । इन्द्रो वृत्राणि जिघ्नते ॥
tuvigrīvo vapodaraḥ subāhur andhaso made | indro vṛtrāṇi jighnate ||
English translation:
“Long-necked, large-bellied, strong-armed Indra, in the exhilaration of the (sacrificial) food, destroys hisenemies.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): irimbiṭhiḥ kāṇvaḥ [irimbiṭhi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तु॒वि॒ऽग्रीवः॑ । व॒पाऽउ॑दरः । सु॒ऽबा॒हुः । अन्ध॑सः । मदे॑ । इन्द्रः॑ । वृ॒त्राणि॑ । जि॒घ्न॒ते॒ ॥
तुविग्रीवः । वपाउदरः । सुबाहुः । अन्धसः । मदे । इन्द्रः । वृत्राणि । जिघ्नते ॥
tuvi-grīvaḥ | vapāudaraḥ | su-bāhuḥ | andhasaḥ | made | indraḥ | vṛtrāṇi | j ighnate
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.17.8 English analysis of grammar]
[noun]
“mighty; very; diverse; much(a); many.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“neck; grīvā [word].”
[noun], feminine
“omentum.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“udara; cavity; abdomen; inside; stomach; belly; udara [word]; garbha; abdominal disease; intestine; inside; uterus; vessel.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“arm; bāhu [word]; elbow; forefoot.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“Soma; drink; amṛta.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“enemy.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.”