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 8.20.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स्व॒धामनु॒ श्रियं॒ नरो॒ महि॑ त्वे॒षा अम॑वन्तो॒ वृष॑प्सवः । वह॑न्ते॒ अह्रु॑तप्सवः ॥
स्वधामनु श्रियं नरो महि त्वेषा अमवन्तो वृषप्सवः । वहन्ते अह्रुतप्सवः ॥
svadhām anu śriyaṃ naro mahi tveṣā amavanto vṛṣapsavaḥ | vahante ahrutapsavaḥ ||
English translation:
“The radiant, strong, rain-shedding, undisguised leaders of rites display their great glory when acceptingthe (sacrificial) food.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): sobhariḥ kāṇvaḥ [sobhari kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): marūtaḥ;
Chandas (meter): kakubuṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स्व॒धाम् । अनु॑ । श्रिय॑म् । नरः॑ । महि॑ । त्वे॒षाः । अम॑ऽवन्तः । वृष॑ऽप्सवः । वह॑न्ते । अह्रु॑तऽप्सवः ॥
स्वधाम् । अनु । श्रियम् । नरः । महि । त्वेषाः । अमवन्तः । वृषप्सवः । वहन्ते । अह्रुतप्सवः ॥
svadhām | anu | śriyam | naraḥ | mahi | tveṣāḥ | ama-vantaḥ | vṛṣa-psavaḥ | vahante | ahruta-psavaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.20.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“free will; offering; libation; nature; svadhā [word]; comfort; power.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“mister; Ms.; Lakshmi; good fortune; well-being; magnificence; glory; beauty; Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa; dignity; power; śrī [word]; śrī; prosperity; auspiciousness.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“great; firm.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“awful; brilliant; aglitter(p); bright.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“impressive; strong.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine