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 8.18.18

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

तु॒चे तना॑य॒ तत्सु नो॒ द्राघी॑य॒ आयु॑र्जी॒वसे॑ । आदि॑त्यासः सुमहसः कृ॒णोत॑न ॥
तुचे तनाय तत्सु नो द्राघीय आयुर्जीवसे । आदित्यासः सुमहसः कृणोतन ॥
tuce tanāya tat su no drāghīya āyur jīvase | ādityāsaḥ sumahasaḥ kṛṇotana ||

English translation:

“Radiant Ādityas grant to our sons and grandsons to enjoy long life.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): irimbiṭhiḥ kāṇvaḥ [irimbiṭhi kāṇva];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ādityāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): uṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

तु॒चे । तना॑य । तत् । सु । नः॒ । द्राघी॑यः । आयुः॑ । जी॒वसे॑ । आदि॑त्यासः । सु॒ऽम॒ह॒सः॒ । कृ॒णोत॑न ॥
तुचे । तनाय । तत् । सु । नः । द्राघीयः । आयुः । जीवसे । आदित्यासः । सुमहसः । कृणोतन ॥
tuce | tanāya | tat | su | naḥ | drāghīyaḥ | āyuḥ | jīvase | ādityāsaḥ | su-mahasaḥ | kṛṇotana

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.18.18 English analysis of grammar]

tuce < tuc

[noun], dative, singular, feminine

tanāya < tana

[noun], dative, singular, neuter

tat < tad

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

no < naḥ < mad

[noun], genitive, plural

“I; mine.”

drāghīya < drāghīyaḥ < drāghīyas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“long; longer.”

āyur < āyuḥ < āyus

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“life; longevity; āyus; life; āyus [word]; Āyus.”

jīvase < jīv

[verb noun]

“survive; be; exist; live on; dwell.”

ādityāsaḥ < āditya

[noun], vocative, plural, masculine

“sun; Aditya; Surya; āditya [word].”

sumahasaḥ < su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

sumahasaḥ < mahasaḥ < mahas

[noun], vocative, plural, masculine

“greatness; festival; glory; reward; gladness.”

kṛṇotana < kṛ

[verb], plural, Present imperative

“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”

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