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 8.24.20

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अगो॑रुधाय ग॒विषे॑ द्यु॒क्षाय॒ दस्म्यं॒ वच॑: । घृ॒तात्स्वादी॑यो॒ मधु॑नश्च वोचत ॥
अगोरुधाय गविषे द्युक्षाय दस्म्यं वचः । घृतात्स्वादीयो मधुनश्च वोचत ॥
agorudhāya gaviṣe dyukṣāya dasmyaṃ vacaḥ | ghṛtāt svādīyo madhunaś ca vocata ||

English translation:

“Recite agreeable words, sweeter than clarified butter, or than Soma, to the illustrious (Indra), who isgratified by eulogy, who rejects not praise.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अगो॑ऽरुधाय । गो॒ऽइषे॑ । द्यु॒क्षाय॑ । दस्म्य॑म् । वचः॑ । घृ॒तात् । स्वादी॑यः । मधु॑नः । च॒ । वो॒च॒त॒ ॥
अगोरुधाय । गोइषे । द्युक्षाय । दस्म्यम् । वचः । घृतात् । स्वादीयः । मधुनः । च । वोचत ॥
ago--rudhāya | go--iṣe | dyukṣāya | dasmyam | vacaḥ | ghṛtāt | svādīyaḥ | madhunaḥ | ca | vocata

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.24.20 English analysis of grammar]

agorudhāya < agorudha

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

gaviṣe < gaviṣ

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

dyukṣāya < dyukṣa

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“celestial; divine; divine; brilliant.”

dasmyaṃ < dasmyam < dasmya

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“master(a); fantastic.”

vacaḥ < vacas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“statement; command; speech; words; advice; word; voice.”

ghṛtāt < ghṛta

[noun], ablative, singular, neuter

“ghee; fat.”

svādīyo < svādīyaḥ < svādīyas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

madhunaś < madhunaḥ < madhu

[noun], ablative, singular, neuter

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

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

vocata < vac

[verb], plural, Aorist imperative

“say; describe; name; tell; address; enumerate; call; state; teach; explain; say; declare; speak; define; declare; order; address; recommend; answer; deem; recite; approve; proclaim; indicate; determine; mention; designate.”

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