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 8.23.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
य॒ज्ञेभि॒रद्भु॑तक्रतुं॒ यं कृ॒पा सू॒दय॑न्त॒ इत् । मि॒त्रं न जने॒ सुधि॑तमृ॒ताव॑नि ॥
यज्ञेभिरद्भुतक्रतुं यं कृपा सूदयन्त इत् । मित्रं न जने सुधितमृतावनि ॥
yajñebhir adbhutakratuṃ yaṃ kṛpā sūdayanta it | mitraṃ na jane sudhitam ṛtāvani ||
English translation:
“(Worship him who is) of wondrous works, who, gladdened (by offerings), is present like a friend, whom(the priests) by their sacrifices, according to their power, render propitious to the worshipper.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): viśvamanā vaiyaśvaḥ [viśvamanā vaiyaśva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): uṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
य॒ज्ञेभिः॑ । अद्भु॑तऽक्रतुम् । यम् । कृ॒पा । सू॒दय॑न्ते । इत् । मि॒त्रम् । न । जने॑ । सुऽधि॑तम् । ऋ॒तऽव॑नि ॥
यज्ञेभिः । अद्भुतक्रतुम् । यम् । कृपा । सूदयन्ते । इत् । मित्रम् । न । जने । सुधितम् । ऋतवनि ॥
yajñebhiḥ | adbhuta-kratum | yam | kṛpā | sūdayante | it | mitram | na | jane | su-dhi tam | ṛta-vani
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.23.8 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”
[noun]
“extraordinary; amazing; supernatural.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“kṛp.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“kill; promote.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“people; national; man; relative; jan; Janaloka; person; jana [word]; man; attendant; Jana; foreigner; inhabitant; group.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“sudhita [word].”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“law-abiding; faithful; righteous.”