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...

Disclaimer: These are translations of Sanskrit texts and are not necessarily approved by everyone associated with the traditions connected to these texts. Consult the source and original scripture in case of doubt.

Rig Veda 8.32.9

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उ॒त नो॒ गोम॑तस्कृधि॒ हिर॑ण्यवतो अ॒श्विन॑: । इळा॑भि॒: सं र॑भेमहि ॥
उत नो गोमतस्कृधि हिरण्यवतो अश्विनः । इळाभिः सं रभेमहि ॥
uta no gomatas kṛdhi hiraṇyavato aśvinaḥ | iḻābhiḥ saṃ rabhemahi ||

English translation:

“Make us (Indra) possessed of cattle, of gold, and of horses; may we prosper with abundant viands.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): medhātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ [medhātithi kāṇva];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उ॒त । नः॒ । गोऽम॑तः । कृ॒धि॒ । हिर॑ण्यऽवतः । अ॒श्विनः॑ । इळा॑भिः । सम् । र॒भे॒म॒हि॒ ॥
उत । नः । गोमतः । कृधि । हिरण्यवतः । अश्विनः । इळाभिः । सम् । रभेमहि ॥
uta | naḥ | go-mataḥ | kṛdhi | hiraṇya-vataḥ | aśvinaḥ | iḷābhiḥ | sam | rabhemahi

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.32.9 English analysis of grammar]

uta

[adverb]

“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”

no < naḥ < mad

[noun], accusative, plural

“I; mine.”

gomatas < gomataḥ < gomat

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“rich in cattle; bovine.”

kṛdhi < kṛ

[verb], singular, Aorist imperative

“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.”

hiraṇyavato < hiraṇyavataḥ < hiraṇyavat

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“possessing gold.”

aśvinaḥ < aśvin

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“rich in horses; horsy.”

iᄆābhiḥ < iḍā

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“refreshment; iḍā [word]; comfort; cow.”

saṃ < sam

[adverb]

“sam; together; together; saṃ.”

rabhemahi < rabh

[verb], plural, Present optative

“clasp.”

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: