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 8.31.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अस्य॑ प्र॒जाव॑ती गृ॒हेऽस॑श्चन्ती दि॒वेदि॑वे । इळा॑ धेनु॒मती॑ दुहे ॥
अस्य प्रजावती गृहेऽसश्चन्ती दिवेदिवे । इळा धेनुमती दुहे ॥
asya prajāvatī gṛhe 'saścantī dive-dive | iḻā dhenumatī duhe ||
English translation:
“In his house perpetual abundance, accompanied by progeny, (is present), and kine are milked day byday.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
In his house perpetual abundance, accompanied by progeny and cattle, is milked day by day; or, Iḷā =goddess of cows; hence, duhe = milks forth, bestows
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): manurvaivasvataḥ [manurvaivasvata];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ījyāstavo yajamānapraśaṃsā ca ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अस्य॑ । प्र॒जाऽव॑ती । गृ॒हे । अस॑श्चन्ती । दि॒वेऽदि॑वे । इळा॑ । धे॒नु॒ऽमती॑ । दु॒हे॒ ॥
अस्य । प्रजावती । गृहे । असश्चन्ती । दिवेदिवे । इळा । धेनुमती । दुहे ॥
asya | prajāvatī | gṛhe | asaścantī | dive--dive | iḷā | dhenu-matī | duhe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.31.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“prolific.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“house; palace; temple; home; place; family; family; stable.”
[adverb]
“not; akāra; a [taddhita]; a [word]; a; a.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“accompany; follow; company; obey; participate; enter.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“day; sky; Svarga.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“day; sky; Svarga.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“refreshment; iḍā [word]; comfort; cow.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“milk.”