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 8.29.9
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सदो॒ द्वा च॑क्राते उप॒मा दि॒वि स॒म्राजा॑ स॒र्पिरा॑सुती ॥
सदो द्वा चक्राते उपमा दिवि सम्राजा सर्पिरासुती ॥
sado dvā cakrāte upamā divi samrājā sarpirāsutī ||
English translation:
“Two of like beauty and of royal rank (Mitra and Varuṇa), worshipped with oblations of clarified butter,have taken their seat in heaven.”
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]:
सदः॑ । द्वा । च॒क्रा॒ते॒ इति॑ । उ॒प॒ऽमा । दि॒वि । स॒म्ऽराजा॑ । स॒र्पिर्ऽआ॑सुती॒ इति॑ स॒र्पिःऽआ॑सुती ॥
सदः । द्वा । चक्राते इति । उपमा । दिवि । सम्राजा । सर्पिर्आसुती इति सर्पिःआसुती ॥
sadaḥ | dvā | cakrāteiti | upa-mā | divi | sam-rājā | sarpir-āsutī itisarpiḥ-āsutī
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.29.9 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“mansion; assembly; seat; seat.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“two; dvi [word]; second.”
[verb], dual, Perfect indicative
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“best; topmost.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“sovereign; ruler.”
[noun], neuter
“ghee; clarified butter; sarpiḥprameha.”
[noun], nominative, dual, masculine
“āsuti [word].”