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 8.18.20
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
बृ॒हद्वरू॑थं म॒रुतां॑ दे॒वं त्रा॒तार॑म॒श्विना॑ । मि॒त्रमी॑महे॒ वरु॑णं स्व॒स्तये॑ ॥
बृहद्वरूथं मरुतां देवं त्रातारमश्विना । मित्रमीमहे वरुणं स्वस्तये ॥
bṛhad varūtham marutāṃ devaṃ trātāram aśvinā | mitram īmahe varuṇaṃ svastaye ||
English translation:
“We solicit of the divine protector of he Maruts, of the Aśvisn, of Mitra and of Varuṇa, a spaciousdwelling for our welfare.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): irimbiṭhiḥ kāṇvaḥ [irimbiṭhi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ādityāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛduṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
बृ॒हत् । वरू॑थम् । म॒रुता॑म् । दे॒वम् । त्रा॒तर॑म् । अ॒श्विना॑ । मि॒त्रम् । ई॒म॒हे॒ । वरु॑णम् । स्व॒स्तये॑ ॥
बृहत् । वरूथम् । मरुताम् । देवम् । त्रातरम् । अश्विना । मित्रम् । ईमहे । वरुणम् । स्वस्तये ॥
bṛhat | varūtham | marutām | devam | trātaram | aśvinā | mitram | īmahe | varuṇam | svastaye
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.18.20 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“defense; protective covering.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“Marut; vāta; wind; Vayu.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“defender; savior.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“Asvins; two.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“beg; solicit.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“prosperity; well-being; fortune; benediction; svasti [word]; well; luck.”