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 8.29.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वाशी॒मेको॑ बिभर्ति॒ हस्त॑ आय॒सीम॒न्तर्दे॒वेषु॒ निध्रु॑विः ॥
वाशीमेको बिभर्ति हस्त आयसीमन्तर्देवेषु निध्रुविः ॥
vāśīm eko bibharti hasta āyasīm antar deveṣu nidhruviḥ ||
English translation:
“One (Tvaṣṭā) immoveably stationed among the gods, holds his metal axe in his hand.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): manurvaivasvataḥ kaśyapo vā mārīcaḥ [manurvaivasvata kaśyapa vā mārīca];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): ārcīsvarāḍgāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वाशी॑म् । एकः॑ । बि॒भ॒र्ति॒ । हस्ते॑ । आ॒य॒सीम् । अ॒न्तः । दे॒वेषु॑ । निऽध्रु॑विः ॥
वाशीम् । एकः । बिभर्ति । हस्ते । आयसीम् । अन्तः । देवेषु । निध्रुविः ॥
vāśīm | ekaḥ | bibharti | haste | āyasīm | antaḥ | deveṣu | ni-dhruviḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.29.3 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“ax; chisel.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“hand; hand; proboscis; hasta [word]; autograph.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“iron; metallic.”
[adverb]
“inside; in; antar [word]; midmost; between; among.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“sedentary.”