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 8.68.10
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तं त्वा॑ य॒ज्ञेभि॑रीमहे॒ तं गी॒र्भिर्गि॑र्वणस्तम । इन्द्र॒ यथा॑ चि॒दावि॑थ॒ वाजे॑षु पुरु॒माय्य॑म् ॥
तं त्वा यज्ञेभिरीमहे तं गीर्भिर्गिर्वणस्तम । इन्द्र यथा चिदाविथ वाजेषु पुरुमाय्यम् ॥
taṃ tvā yajñebhir īmahe taṃ gīrbhir girvaṇastama | indra yathā cid āvitha vājeṣu purumāyyam ||
English translation:
“We address you with sacrificial gifts, (we address you) with songs, O Indra most worthy of song, as youhave protected me, the offerer of many praises, in battles.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Offerer of many praises: purumāyyam = possessingmuch wisdom; or, a proper name
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): priyamedhaḥ [priyamedha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdanuṣṭup;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तम् । त्वा॒ । य॒ज्ञेभिः॑ । ई॒म॒हे॒ । तम् । गीः॒ऽभिः । गि॒र्व॒णः॒ऽत॒म॒ । इन्द्र॑ । यथा॑ । चि॒त् । आवि॑थ । वाजे॑षु । पु॒रु॒ऽमाय्य॑म् ॥
तम् । त्वा । यज्ञेभिः । ईमहे । तम् । गीःभिः । गिर्वणःतम । इन्द्र । यथा । चित् । आविथ । वाजेषु । पुरुमाय्यम् ॥
tam | tvā | yajñebhiḥ | īmahe | tam | gīḥ-bhiḥ | girvaṇaḥ-tama | indra | yathā | cit | āvitha | vājeṣu | puru-māyyam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.68.10 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“beg; solicit.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
“equally; as; so that; like; how; yathā [word]; that; wherein.”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“support; help; prefer; prefer; like.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine