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 8.46.25
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ नो॑ वायो म॒हे तने॑ या॒हि म॒खाय॒ पाज॑से । व॒यं हि ते॑ चकृ॒मा भूरि॑ दा॒वने॑ स॒द्यश्चि॒न्महि॑ दा॒वने॑ ॥
आ नो वायो महे तने याहि मखाय पाजसे । वयं हि ते चकृमा भूरि दावने सद्यश्चिन्महि दावने ॥
ā no vāyo mahe tane yāhi makhāya pājase | vayaṃ hi te cakṛmā bhūri dāvane sadyaś cin mahi dāvane ||
English translation:
“Come to us, Vāyu, to bestow great wealth and glorious strength; we have offered (libations) to you thegiver of abundant (wealth), we have offered immediately to you the giver of great (gifts).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vaśo'śvyaḥ [vaśa aśvya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): vāyu:;
Chandas (meter): bṛhatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ । नः॒ । वा॒यो॒ इति॑ । म॒हे । तने॑ । या॒हि । म॒खाय॑ । पाज॑से । व॒यम् । हि । ते॒ । च॒कृ॒म । भूरि॑ । दा॒वने॑ । स॒द्यः । चि॒त् । महि॑ । दा॒वने॑ ॥
आ । नः । वायो इति । महे । तने । याहि । मखाय । पाजसे । वयम् । हि । ते । चकृम । भूरि । दावने । सद्यः । चित् । महि । दावने ॥
ā | naḥ | vāyo iti | mahe | tane | yāhi | makhāya | pājase | vayam | hi | te | cakṛma | bhūri | dāvane | sadyaḥ | cit | mahi | dāvane
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.46.25 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“wind; Vayu; vāta; prāṇa (coll.); air; air; fart; breath; northwest; draft; vāyu [word]; Vāyu; Marut.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“continuity; sequence; longevity.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“yajña; Makha; festival.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“luminosity; look.”
[noun], nominative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“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.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“much; many; much(a); abundant; rich; mighty; distinguished.”
[verb noun]
“give; add; perform; put; administer; fill into; give; ignite; put on; offer; use; fuel; pour; grant; feed; teach; construct; insert; drip; wrap; pay; hand over; lend; inflict; concentrate; sacrifice; splint; poultice; create.”
[adverb]
“immediately; just; daily; sadyas [word].”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“great; firm.”
[verb noun]
“give; add; perform; put; administer; fill into; give; ignite; put on; offer; use; fuel; pour; grant; feed; teach; construct; insert; drip; wrap; pay; hand over; lend; inflict; concentrate; sacrifice; splint; poultice; create.”