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 8.24.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
शव॑सा॒ ह्यसि॑ श्रु॒तो वृ॑त्र॒हत्ये॑न वृत्र॒हा । म॒घैर्म॒घोनो॒ अति॑ शूर दाशसि ॥
शवसा ह्यसि श्रुतो वृत्रहत्येन वृत्रहा । मघैर्मघोनो अति शूर दाशसि ॥
śavasā hy asi śruto vṛtrahatyena vṛtrahā | maghair maghono ati śūra dāśasi ||
English translation:
“You are renowned for strength; from the slaying of Vṛtra, you are (famed as) Vṛtrahan; you surpass,hero, the opulent in the donation of your riches.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): viśvamanā vaiyaśvaḥ [viśvamanā vaiyaśva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): uṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
शव॑सा । हि । असि॑ । श्रु॒तः । वृ॒त्र॒ऽहत्ये॑न । वृ॒त्र॒ऽहा । म॒घैः । म॒घोनः॑ । अति॑ । शू॒र॒ । दा॒श॒सि॒ ॥
शवसा । हि । असि । श्रुतः । वृत्रहत्येन । वृत्रहा । मघैः । मघोनः । अति । शूर । दाशसि ॥
śavasā | hi | asi | śrutaḥ | vṛtra-hatyena | vṛtra-hā | maghaiḥ | maghonaḥ | ati | śūra | dāśasi
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.24.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“strength; power; superiority.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“listen; come to know; hear; hear; listen; study; heed; learn.”
[noun], masculine
“Vṛtra; vṛtra [word].”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“killing.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“gift; wealth; reward; wages; reward.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“big.”
[adverb]
“very; excessively; beyond; excessively.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“hero; cock; śūra; Śūra; Vatica robusta; Plumbago zeylanica; warrior; hero; attacker; lentil; wild boar; lion; dog.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“sacrifice; give.”