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 8.62.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ या॑हि कृ॒णवा॑म त॒ इन्द्र॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि॒ वर्ध॑ना । येभि॑: शविष्ठ चा॒कनो॑ भ॒द्रमि॒ह श्र॑वस्य॒ते भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तय॑: ॥
आ याहि कृणवाम त इन्द्र ब्रह्माणि वर्धना । येभिः शविष्ठ चाकनो भद्रमिह श्रवस्यते भद्रा इन्द्रस्य रातयः ॥
ā yāhi kṛṇavāma ta indra brahmāṇi vardhanā | yebhiḥ śaviṣṭha cākano bhadram iha śravasyate bhadrā indrasya rātayaḥ ||
English translation:
“Indra, come here; let us perform for you our sacred rites augmenting your vigour; by which (rites), mostmightyone, you desire to bless him who wishes for food; Indra's gifts are worthy of praise.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): pragāthaḥ kāṇvaḥ [pragātha kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): paṅktiḥ ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ । या॒हि॒ । कृ॒णवा॑म । ते॒ । इन्द्र॑ । ब्रह्मा॑णि । वर्ध॑ना । येभिः॑ । श॒वि॒ष्ठ॒ । चा॒कनः॑ । भ॒द्रम् । इ॒ह । श्र॒व॒स्य॒ते । भ॒द्राः । इन्द्र॑स्य । रा॒तयः॑ ॥
आ । याहि । कृणवाम । ते । इन्द्र । ब्रह्माणि । वर्धना । येभिः । शविष्ठ । चाकनः । भद्रम् । इह । श्रवस्यते । भद्राः । इन्द्रस्य । रातयः ॥
ā | yāhi | kṛṇavāma | te | indra | brahmāṇi | vardhanā | yebhiḥ | śaviṣṭha | cākanaḥ | bhadram | iha | śravasyate | bhadrāḥ | indrasya | rātayaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.62.4 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”
[verb], plural, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“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], dative, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“brahman; mantra; prayer; spell; Veda; Brahmin; sacred text; final emancipation; hymn; brahman [word]; Brāhmaṇa; study.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“increasing; fortifying; promotive; prolonging.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“mighty.”
[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (subj.)
“like; delight; desire.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“happiness; bhadra; deodar; Bhadra; Bhadra; bhadra [word]; Bhadra; Bhadrāsana; prosperity; good fortune; benefit.”
[adverb]
“here; now; in this world; now; below; there; here; just.”
[verb noun], dative, singular
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“auspicious; lovely; good; happy; bhadra [word]; lucky; fine-looking; beautiful.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“gift; bounty; favor.”