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 8.65.4

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ त॑ इन्द्र महि॒मानं॒ हर॑यो देव ते॒ मह॑: । रथे॑ वहन्तु॒ बिभ्र॑तः ॥
आ त इन्द्र महिमानं हरयो देव ते महः । रथे वहन्तु बिभ्रतः ॥
ā ta indra mahimānaṃ harayo deva te mahaḥ | rathe vahantu bibhrataḥ ||

English translation:

“Let your steeds, Indra, bearing you in your chariot, bring hither yourmight, (may they bring here) yoursplendour, O divine one.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): pragāthaḥ kāṇvaḥ [pragātha kāṇva];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ । ते॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । म॒हि॒मान॑म् । हर॑यः । दे॒व॒ । ते॒ । महः॑ । रथे॑ । व॒ह॒न्तु॒ । बिभ्र॑तः ॥
आ । ते । इन्द्र । महिमानम् । हरयः । देव । ते । महः । रथे । वहन्तु । बिभ्रतः ॥
ā | te | indra | mahimānam | harayaḥ | deva | te | mahaḥ | rathe | vahantu | bibhrataḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.65.4 English analysis of grammar]

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

ta < te < tvad

[noun], genitive, singular

“you.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

mahimānaṃ < mahimānam < mahiman

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“greatness; power; mahiman.”

harayo < harayaḥ < hari

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“Vishnu; monkey; Krishna; horse; lion; Indra; Hari; Surya; Hari; haritāla; Hari; snake; frog.”

deva

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

te < tvad

[noun], genitive, singular

“you.”

mahaḥ < mahas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“greatness; festival; glory; reward; gladness.”

rathe < ratha

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“chariot; warrior; ratha [word]; Dalbergia oojeinensis; rattan.”

vahantu < vah

[verb], plural, Present imperative

“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”

bibhrataḥ < bhṛ

[verb noun], nominative, plural

“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”

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