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 8.65.11
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स॒हस्रे॒ पृष॑तीना॒मधि॑ श्च॒न्द्रं बृ॒हत्पृ॒थु । शु॒क्रं हिर॑ण्य॒मा द॑दे ॥
सहस्रे पृषतीनामधि श्चन्द्रं बृहत्पृथु । शुक्रं हिरण्यमा ददे ॥
sahasre pṛṣatīnām adhi ścandram bṛhat pṛthu | śukraṃ hiraṇyam ā dade ||
English translation:
“Upon a thousand cows I obtain gold, abundant, delightful, wide-spread, and pure.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Upon a thousandcows I obtain gold: as if the cows came as it were laden with gold from Indra
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): pragāthaḥ kāṇvaḥ [pragātha kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स॒हस्रे॑ । पृष॑तीनाम् । अधि॑ । च॒न्द्रम् । बृ॒हत् । पृ॒थु । शु॒क्रम् । हिर॑ण्यम् । आ । द॒दे॒ ॥
सहस्रे । पृषतीनाम् । अधि । चन्द्रम् । बृहत् । पृथु । शुक्रम् । हिरण्यम् । आ । ददे ॥
sahasre | pṛṣatīnām | adhi | candram | bṛhat | pṛthu | śukram | hiraṇyam | ā | dade
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.65.11 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“thousand; one-thousandth; sahasra [word].”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
[adverb]
“on; from; accordingly.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“shining; glistening; brilliant.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“broad; wide; great; flat; pṛthu [word]; far.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“bright; clear; white; light; pure.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“gold; jewelry; hiraṇya [word]; gold.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“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.”