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 8.29.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
विभि॒र्द्वा च॑रत॒ एक॑या स॒ह प्र प्र॑वा॒सेव॑ वसतः ॥
विभिर्द्वा चरत एकया सह प्र प्रवासेव वसतः ॥
vibhir dvā carata ekayā saha pra pravāseva vasataḥ ||
English translation:
“Two (the Aśvins), travel with swift (horses) along with one (bride Sūrya), like travellers to foreigncountries.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): manurvaivasvataḥ kaśyapo vā mārīcaḥ [manurvaivasvata kaśyapa vā mārīca];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): ārcībhuriggāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
विऽभिः॑ । द्वा । च॒र॒तः॒ । एक॑या । स॒ह । प्र । प्र॒वा॒साऽइ॑व । व॒स॒तः॒ ॥
विभिः । द्वा । चरतः । एकया । सह । प्र । प्रवासाइव । वसतः ॥
vi-bhiḥ | dvā | carataḥ | ekayā | saha | pra | pravāsāiva | vasataḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.29.8 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“vi; bird; vi.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“two; dvi [word]; second.”
[verb], dual, Present indikative
“car; wander; perform; travel; bore; produce; make; dwell; dig; act; observe; enter (a state); observe; cause; crop; behave; practice; heed; process; administer.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“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.”
[adverb]
“together; together; with; jointly; together; saha [word]; along.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“absence; travel.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[verb], dual, Present indikative
“stay; dwell; get stale; be situated; exist; continue; bide.”