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 8.24.15

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

न॒ह्य१॒॑ङ्ग पु॒रा च॒न ज॒ज्ञे वी॒रत॑र॒स्त्वत् । नकी॑ रा॒या नैवथा॒ न भ॒न्दना॑ ॥
नह्यङ्ग पुरा चन जज्ञे वीरतरस्त्वत् । नकी राया नैवथा न भन्दना ॥
nahy aṅga purā cana jajñe vīrataras tvat | nakī rāyā naivathā na bhandanā ||

English translation:

“No one, Indra, has ever been born more mighty than you, no one (surpassing you) in riches; no one(more powerful) in protection; no one (more entitled) to praise.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

न॒हि । अ॒ङ्ग । पु॒रा । च॒न । ज॒ज्ञे । वी॒रऽत॑रः । त्वत् । नकिः॑ । रा॒या । न । ए॒वऽथा॑ । न । भ॒न्दना॑ ॥
नहि । अङ्ग । पुरा । चन । जज्ञे । वीरतरः । त्वत् । नकिः । राया । न । एवथा । न । भन्दना ॥
nahi | aṅga | purā | cana | jajñe | vīra-taraḥ | tvat | nakiḥ | rāyā | na | eva-thā | na | bhandanā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.24.15 English analysis of grammar]

nahy < nahi

[adverb]

aṅga

[adverb]

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

purā

[adverb]

“once; earlier; first; purā [indecl.].”

cana

[adverb]

“not even; cana [word].”

jajñe < jan

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“become; originate; be born; transform; happen; result; grow; beget; produce; create; conceive; separate; cause; give birth; grow; produce; generate; be; become; arise; come on.”

vīrataras < vīrataraḥ < vīratara

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

tvat < tvad

[noun], ablative, singular

“you.”

nakī < nakir

[adverb]

“not.”

rāyā < rai

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

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

naivathā < na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

naivathā < evathā

[adverb]

na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

bhandanā

[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine

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