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 8.67.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
महि॑ वो मह॒तामवो॒ वरु॑ण॒ मित्रार्य॑मन् । अवां॒स्या वृ॑णीमहे ॥
महि वो महतामवो वरुण मित्रार्यमन् । अवांस्या वृणीमहे ॥
mahi vo mahatām avo varuṇa mitrāryaman | avāṃsy ā vṛṇīmahe ||
English translation:
“You are great, Varuṇa, Mitra and Aryaman, and great is your protection; your protections we implore.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): matsyaḥ sāmmado mānyo vā maitrāvaruṇirbahavo vā matsyā jālanadhdāḥ [matsya sāmmada mānya vā maitrāvaruṇirbahava vā matsyā jālanadhdāḥ];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): ādityāḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
महि॑ । वः॒ । म॒ह॒ताम् । अवः॑ । वरु॑ण । मित्र॑ । अर्य॑मन् । अवां॑सि । आ । वृ॒णी॒म॒हे॒ ॥
महि । वः । महताम् । अवः । वरुण । मित्र । अर्यमन् । अवांसि । आ । वृणीमहे ॥
mahi | vaḥ | mahatām | avaḥ | varuṇa | mitra | aryaman | avāṃsi | ā | vṛṇīmahe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.67.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“great; firm.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“large; eminent; great; loud; dangerous; strong; long; high; much(a); mahant [word]; ample; very; great; adult; important; dark; high; abundant; violent; remarkable; mighty; big; long.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“aid; favor; protection.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Aryaman; aryaman [word]; sun.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“aid; favor; protection.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“choose; ask.”