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 8.36.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
प्राव॑ स्तो॒तारं॑ मघव॒न्नव॒ त्वां पिबा॒ सोमं॒ मदा॑य॒ कं श॑तक्रतो । यं ते॑ भा॒गमधा॑रय॒न्विश्वा॑: सेहा॒नः पृत॑ना उ॒रु ज्रय॒: सम॑प्सु॒जिन्म॒रुत्वाँ॑ इन्द्र सत्पते ॥
प्राव स्तोतारं मघवन्नव त्वां पिबा सोमं मदाय कं शतक्रतो । यं ते भागमधारयन्विश्वाः सेहानः पृतना उरु ज्रयः समप्सुजिन्मरुत्वाँ इन्द्र सत्पते ॥
prāva stotāram maghavann ava tvām pibā somam madāya kaṃ śatakrato | yaṃ te bhāgam adhārayan viśvāḥ sehānaḥ pṛtanā uru jrayaḥ sam apsujin marutvām̐ indra satpate ||
English translation:
“Protect the worshippers, Maghavan, protect thyself; drink joyfully, Śatakratu, the Soma for yourexhilaration-- that portion which (the gods) assigned you, Indra, lord of the virtuous, who are the victor over all(hostile) hosts, the conqueror of many, the subduer of the waters, the leader of the Maruts.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śyāvāśvaḥ [śyāvāśva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛcchakvarī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
प्र । अ॒व॒ । स्तो॒तार॑म् । म॒घ॒ऽव॒न् । अव॑ । त्वाम् । पिब॑ । सोम॑म् । मदा॑य । कम् । श॒त॒क्र॒तो॒ इति॑ शतऽक्रतो । यम् । ते॒ । भा॒गम् । अधा॑रयन् । विश्वाः॑ । से॒हा॒नः । पृत॑नाः । उ॒रु । ज्रयः॑ । सम् । अ॒प्सु॒ऽजित् । म॒रुत्वा॑न् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । स॒त्ऽप॒ते॒ ॥
प्र । अव । स्तोतारम् । मघवन् । अव । त्वाम् । पिब । सोमम् । मदाय । कम् । शतक्रतो इति शतक्रतो । यम् । ते । भागम् । अधारयन् । विश्वाः । सेहानः । पृतनाः । उरु । ज्रयः । सम् । अप्सुजित् । मरुत्वान् । इन्द्र । सत्पते ॥
pra | ava | stotāram | magha-van | ava | tvām | piba | somam | madāya | kam | śatakrato itiśata-krato | yam | te | bhāgam | adhārayan | viśvāḥ | sehānaḥ | pṛtanāḥ | uru | jrayaḥ | sam | apsu-jit | marutvān | indra | sat-pate
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.36.2 English analysis of grammar]
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“help; promote.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“laudatory; worshiping.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; maghavan [word].”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“drink; gulp; soak; drink; suck; inhale.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[adverb]
“kaṃ [word].”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“part; part; part; parcel; quarter; body part; location; region; allotment; part; numerator; division; application; function; outside; bhāga [word]; volume; helping.”
[verb], plural, Imperfect
“keep; sustain; put; hold; wear; hold; carry; keep alive; suppress; preserve; remember; stow; stop; have; fill into; endure; support; understand; fixate; govern; restrain.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“endure; overcome; habituate.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“army; battle; pṛtanā [word]; pṛtanā.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“wide; broad; great; uru [word]; much(a); excellent.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“expanse; area.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Marut(a).”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra.”