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 8.18.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
दे॒वेभि॑र्देव्यदि॒तेऽरि॑ष्टभर्म॒न्ना ग॑हि । स्मत्सू॒रिभि॑: पुरुप्रिये सु॒शर्म॑भिः ॥
देवेभिर्देव्यदितेऽरिष्टभर्मन्ना गहि । स्मत्सूरिभिः पुरुप्रिये सुशर्मभिः ॥
devebhir devy adite 'riṣṭabharmann ā gahi | smat sūribhiḥ purupriye suśarmabhiḥ ||
English translation:
“Divine Aditi, bringer of safety, beloved of many, com propitiously with the wise and happy divinitieṣ”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Safety: or, whose fostering care is unimpeded
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): irimbiṭhiḥ kāṇvaḥ [irimbiṭhi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ādityāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍuṣnik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
दे॒वेभिः॑ । दे॒वि॒ । अ॒दि॒ते॒ । अरि॑ष्टऽभर्मन् । आ । ग॒हि॒ । स्मत् । सू॒रिऽभिः॑ । पु॒रु॒ऽप्रि॒ये॒ । सु॒शर्म॑ऽभिः ॥
देवेभिः । देवि । अदिते । अरिष्टभर्मन् । आ । गहि । स्मत् । सूरिभिः । पुरुप्रिये । सुशर्मभिः ॥
devebhiḥ | devi | adite | ariṣta-bharman | ā | gahi | smat | sūri-bhiḥ | puru-priye | suśarma-bhiḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.18.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“Parvati; queen; goddess; Devi.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“Aditi; aditi [word].”
[noun]
“safe; unharmed.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“gold; sustenance.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“go; situate; enter (a state); travel; disappear; [in]; elapse; leave; reach; vanish; love; walk; approach; issue; hop on; gasify; get; come; die; drain; spread; transform; happen; discharge; ride; to be located; run; detect; refer; go; shall; drive.”
[adverb]
“simultaneously; jointly.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“patron.”
[noun]
“many; much(a); very.”
[noun], vocative, singular, feminine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“protection; protective covering; refuge; joy.”