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 8.24.12

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

न॒ह्य१॒॑ङ्ग नृ॑तो॒ त्वद॒न्यं वि॒न्दामि॒ राध॑से । रा॒ये द्यु॒म्नाय॒ शव॑से च गिर्वणः ॥
नह्यङ्ग नृतो त्वदन्यं विन्दामि राधसे । राये द्युम्नाय शवसे च गिर्वणः ॥
nahy aṅga nṛto tvad anyaṃ vindāmi rādhase | rāye dyumnāya śavase ca girvaṇaḥ ||

English translation:

“Verily, impeller (of men), who are to be worshipped by praise, I apply to no other than you forsustenance, riches, reputation, and strength.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): viśvamanā vaiyaśvaḥ [viśvamanā vaiyaśva];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): virāḍuṣnik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

न॒हि । अ॒ङ्ग । नृ॒तो॒ इति॑ । त्वत् । अ॒न्यम् । वि॒न्दामि॑ । राध॑से । रा॒ये । द्यु॒म्नाय॑ । शव॑से । च॒ । गि॒र्व॒णः॒ ॥
नहि । अङ्ग । नृतो इति । त्वत् । अन्यम् । विन्दामि । राधसे । राये । द्युम्नाय । शवसे । च । गिर्वणः ॥
nahi | aṅga | nṛto iti | tvat | anyam | vindāmi | rādhase | rāye | dyumnāya | śavase | ca | girvaṇaḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.24.12 English analysis of grammar]

nahy < nahi

[adverb]

aṅga

[adverb]

“in truth; aṅga [word]; entirely; merely.”

nṛto < nṛtu

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“dancing.”

tvad < tvat < tvad

[noun], ablative, singular

“you.”

anyaṃ < anyam < anya

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“other; another(a); remaining; different; anya [word]; other than; more(a); fresh; any(a).”

vindāmi < vid

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“find; detect; marry; get; think.”

rādhase < rādhas

[noun], dative, singular, neuter

“gift; munificence; liberality; bounty.”

rāye < rai

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”

dyumnāya < dyumna

[noun], dative, singular, neuter

“magnificence.”

śavase < śavas

[noun], dative, singular, neuter

“strength; power; superiority.”

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

girvaṇaḥ < girvaṇas

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

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