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 8.27.17
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऋ॒ते स वि॑न्दते यु॒धः सु॒गेभि॑र्या॒त्यध्व॑नः । अ॒र्य॒मा मि॒त्रो वरु॑ण॒: सरा॑तयो॒ यं त्राय॑न्ते स॒जोष॑सः ॥
ऋते स विन्दते युधः सुगेभिर्यात्यध्वनः । अर्यमा मित्रो वरुणः सरातयो यं त्रायन्ते सजोषसः ॥
ṛte sa vindate yudhaḥ sugebhir yāty adhvanaḥ | aryamā mitro varuṇaḥ sarātayo yaṃ trāyante sajoṣasaḥ ||
English translation:
“He gains (wealth) without war, he travels along the roads with quick (horses), whom Aryaman, Mitraand Varuṇa, alike munificent, and acting in concert, protect.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): manurvaivasvataḥ [manurvaivasvata];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): virāṭpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ऋ॒ते । सः । वि॒न्द॒ते॒ । यु॒धः । सु॒ऽगेभिः॑ । या॒ति॒ । अध्व॑नः । अ॒र्य॒मा । मि॒त्रः । वरु॑णः॒ । सऽरा॑तयः । यम् । त्राय॑न्ते । स॒ऽजोष॑सः ॥
ऋते । सः । विन्दते । युधः । सुगेभिः । याति । अध्वनः । अर्यमा । मित्रः । वरुणः । सरातयः । यम् । त्रायन्ते । सजोषसः ॥
ṛte | saḥ | vindate | yudhaḥ | su-gebhiḥ | yāti | adhvanaḥ | aryamā | mitraḥ | varuṇaḥ | sa-rātayaḥ | yam | trāyante | sa-joṣasaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.27.17 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“without; ṛte [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“find; detect; marry; get; think.”
[noun], ablative, singular, feminine
“battle; fight; war; combat.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“way; journey; adhvan [word]; time; path; method; road; time; distance.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Aryaman; aryaman [word]; sun.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[adverb]
“with; little; together.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“gift; bounty; favor.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“protect; help.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“consentaneous; combined; associated; united.”