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 8.46.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तमिन्द्रं॒ दान॑मीमहे शवसा॒नमभी॑र्वम् । ईशा॑नं रा॒य ई॑महे ॥
तमिन्द्रं दानमीमहे शवसानमभीर्वम् । ईशानं राय ईमहे ॥
tam indraṃ dānam īmahe śavasānam abhīrvam | īśānaṃ rāya īmahe ||
English translation:
“We solicit a gift from this Indra, the displayer of might, the fearless; we solicit wealth from the lord.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vaśo'śvyaḥ [vaśa aśvya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तम् । इन्द्र॑म् । दान॑म् । ई॒म॒हे । श॒व॒सा॒नम् । अभी॑र्वम् । ईशा॑नम् । रा॒यः । ई॒म॒हे॒ ॥
तम् । इन्द्रम् । दानम् । ईमहे । शवसानम् । अभीर्वम् । ईशानम् । रायः । ईमहे ॥
tam | indram | dānam | īmahe | śavasānam | abhīrvam | īśānam | rāyaḥ | īmahe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.46.6 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“giving; gift; bribery; performance; addition; yajña; fueling; teaching.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“beg; solicit.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“strong.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“brave.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“govern; command; master; dominate; can; reign; control; own.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“beg; solicit.”