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 8.52.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यथा॒ मनौ॒ विव॑स्वति॒ सोमं॑ श॒क्रापि॑बः सु॒तम् । यथा॑ त्रि॒ते छन्द॑ इन्द्र॒ जुजो॑षस्या॒यौ मा॑दयसे॒ सचा॑ ॥
यथा मनौ विवस्वति सोमं शक्रापिबः सुतम् । यथा त्रिते छन्द इन्द्र जुजोषस्यायौ मादयसे सचा ॥
yathā manau vivasvati somaṃ śakrāpibaḥ sutam | yathā trite chanda indra jujoṣasy āyau mādayase sacā ||
English translation:
“As you, Śakra, did drink the effused Soma from Manu Vivasvat, as you did accept the hymn from Trita,so do you gladden yourself with Āyu.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): āyuḥ kāṇvaḥ [āyuḥ kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdbṛhatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यथा॑ । मनौ॑ । विव॑स्वति । सोम॑म् । श॒क्र॒ । अपि॑बः । सु॒तम् । यथा॑ । त्रि॒ते । छन्दः॑ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । जुजो॑षसि । आ॒यौ । मा॒द॒य॒से॒ । सचा॑ ॥
यथा । मनौ । विवस्वति । सोमम् । शक्र । अपिबः । सुतम् । यथा । त्रिते । छन्दः । इन्द्र । जुजोषसि । आयौ । मादयसे । सचा ॥
yathā | manau | vivasvati | somam | śakra | apibaḥ | sutam | yathā | trite | chandaḥ | indra | jujoṣasi | āyau | mādayase | sacā
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.52.1 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Manu; mantra; Manusmṛti; fourteen; man; manu [word]; Vaivasvata; incantation; sacred text.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Surya; sun; Vivasvant; Vivasvant.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight et Arn.; ivory tree.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“drink; gulp; soak; drink; suck; inhale.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“press out; su.”
[adverb]
“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Trita.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (subj.)
“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“delight; enjoy; intoxicate.”
[adverb]
“jointly.”