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...

Disclaimer: These are translations of Sanskrit texts and are not necessarily approved by everyone associated with the traditions connected to these texts. Consult the source and original scripture in case of doubt.

Rig Veda 8.24.16

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

एदु॒ मध्वो॑ म॒दिन्त॑रं सि॒ञ्च वा॑ध्वर्यो॒ अन्ध॑सः । ए॒वा हि वी॒रः स्तव॑ते स॒दावृ॑धः ॥
एदु मध्वो मदिन्तरं सिञ्च वाध्वर्यो अन्धसः । एवा हि वीरः स्तवते सदावृधः ॥
ed u madhvo madintaraṃ siñca vādhvaryo andhasaḥ | evā hi vīraḥ stavate sadāvṛdhaḥ ||

English translation:

“Pour out, priest, the most exhilarating (draught) of the sweet (sacrificial) Soma, for he, the ever-mightyhero, alone is praised.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ । इत् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । मध्वः॑ । म॒दिन्ऽत॑रम् । सि॒ञ्च । वा॒ । अ॒ध्व॒र्यो॒ इति॑ । अन्ध॑सः । ए॒व । हि । वी॒रः । स्तव॑ते । स॒दाऽवृ॑धः ॥
आ । इत् । ऊँ इति । मध्वः । मदिन्तरम् । सिञ्च । वा । अध्वर्यो इति । अन्धसः । एव । हि । वीरः । स्तवते । सदावृधः ॥
ā | it | oṃ iti | madhvaḥ | madin-taram | siñca | vā | adhvaryo iti | andhasaḥ | eva | hi | vīraḥ | stavate | sadāvṛdhaḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.24.16 English analysis of grammar]

ed < ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

ed < id

[adverb]

“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”

u

[adverb]

“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”

madhvo < madhvaḥ < madhu

[noun], ablative, singular, neuter

“honey; alcohol; sweet; nectar; madhu [word].”

madintaraṃ < madintaram < madintara

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

siñca < sic

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“submerge; sprinkle; pour; wet; decant; impregnate.”

vādhvaryo <

[adverb]

“or; optionally; either.”

vādhvaryo < adhvaryo < adhvaryu

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Adhvaryu; adhvaryu [word]; Yajur-Veda.”

andhasaḥ < andhas

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

“Soma; drink; amṛta.”

evā < eva

[adverb]

“indeed; merely; thus; even; surely; same; eva [word]; successively; immediately; in truth.”

hi

[adverb]

“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”

vīra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“hero; man; Vīra; vīra; vīra [word]; Vīra.”

stavate < stu

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“laud; praise; declare; stu.”

sadāvṛdhaḥ < sadāvṛdha

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

Let's grow together!

I humbly request your help to keep doing what I do best: provide the world with unbiased sources, definitions and images. Your donation direclty influences the quality and quantity of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual insight the world is exposed to.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: