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 8.32.14

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ॒य॒न्तारं॒ महि॑ स्थि॒रं पृत॑नासु श्रवो॒जित॑म् । भूरे॒रीशा॑न॒मोज॑सा ॥
आयन्तारं महि स्थिरं पृतनासु श्रवोजितम् । भूरेरीशानमोजसा ॥
āyantāram mahi sthiram pṛtanāsu śravojitam | bhūrer īśānam ojasā ||

English translation:

“Him who comes near, the mighty, the firm in battles, the acquirer of fame, the lord of vast riches throughhis prowess.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Fame: śravojitam = the winner of wealth or food

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ॒ऽय॒न्तार॑म् । महि॑ । स्थि॒रम् । पृत॑नासु । श्र॒वः॒ऽजित॑म् । भूरेः॑ । ईशा॑नम् । ओज॑सा ॥
आयन्तारम् । महि । स्थिरम् । पृतनासु । श्रवःजितम् । भूरेः । ईशानम् । ओजसा ॥
āyantāram | mahi | sthiram | pṛtanāsu | śravaḥ-jitam | bhūreḥ | īśānam | ojasā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.32.14 English analysis of grammar]

āyantāram < āyantṛ

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

mahi

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“great; firm.”

sthiram < sthira

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“firm; hard; lasting; calm; stable; immovable; firm; strong; sthira [word]; vegetable; potent; steadfast; durable; firm; trustworthy; trustworthy; diligent.”

pṛtanāsu < pṛtanā

[noun], locative, plural, feminine

“army; battle; pṛtanā [word]; pṛtanā.”

śravojitam < śravaḥ < śravas

[noun], neuter

“fame; glory; ear.”

śravojitam < jitam < jit

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“curative; removing; victorious; winning.”

bhūrer < bhūreḥ < bhūri

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“much; many; much(a); abundant; rich; mighty; distinguished.”

īśānam < īś

[verb noun], accusative, singular

“govern; command; master; dominate; can; reign; control; own.”

ojasā < ojas

[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter

“strength; power; ojas; ojas [word]; potency; might.”

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