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 8.29.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वज्र॒मेको॑ बिभर्ति॒ हस्त॒ आहि॑तं॒ तेन॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ जिघ्नते ॥
वज्रमेको बिभर्ति हस्त आहितं तेन वृत्राणि जिघ्नते ॥
vajram eko bibharti hasta āhitaṃ tena vṛtrāṇi jighnate ||
English translation:
“One (Indra) holds his thunderbol wielded in his hand, by which he slays the Vṛtras.”
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]:
वज्र॑म् । एकः॑ । बि॒भ॒र्ति॒ । हस्ते॑ । आऽहि॑तम् । तेन॑ । वृ॒त्राणि॑ । जि॒घ्न॒ते॒ ॥
वज्रम् । एकः । बिभर्ति । हस्ते । आहितम् । तेन । वृत्राणि । जिघ्नते ॥
vajram | ekaḥ | bibharti | haste | āhitam | tena | vṛtrāṇi | jighnate
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.29.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“vajra; Vajra; vajra; vajra; lightning; abhra; vajramūṣā; diamond; vajra [word]; vajrakapāṭa; vajra; vaikrānta.”
[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.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“put; conceive; ignite; keep; effect; fuel; lend; cover; direct.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“enemy.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.”