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 8.70.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
नकि॒ष्टं कर्म॑णा नश॒द्यश्च॒कार॑ स॒दावृ॑धम् । इन्द्रं॒ न य॒ज्ञैर्वि॒श्वगू॑र्त॒मृभ्व॑स॒मधृ॑ष्टं धृ॒ष्ण्वो॑जसम् ॥
नकिष्टं कर्मणा नशद्यश्चकार सदावृधम् । इन्द्रं न यज्ञैर्विश्वगूर्तमृभ्वसमधृष्टं धृष्ण्वोजसम् ॥
nakiṣ ṭaṃ karmaṇā naśad yaś cakāra sadāvṛdham | indraṃ na yajñair viśvagūrtam ṛbhvasam adhṛṣṭaṃ dhṛṣṇvojasam ||
English translation:
“None can touch him by his deeds, who has made Indra his friend by sacrifices-- (Indra) ever givingfresh strength, to be hymned by all, great, unconquered, of ever-daring might.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): puruhanmā;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdbṛhatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
नकिः॑ । तम् । कर्म॑णा । न॒श॒त् । यः । च॒कार॑ । स॒दाऽवृ॑धम् । इन्द्र॑म् । न । य॒ज्ञैः । वि॒श्वऽगू॑र्तम् । ऋभ्व॑सम् । अधृ॑ष्टम् । धृ॒ष्णुऽओ॑जसम् ॥
नकिः । तम् । कर्मणा । नशत् । यः । चकार । सदावृधम् । इन्द्रम् । न । यज्ञैः । विश्वगूर्तम् । ऋभ्वसम् । अधृष्टम् । धृष्णुओजसम् ॥
nakiḥ | tam | karmaṇā | naśat | yaḥ | cakāra | sadāvṛdham | indram | na | yajñaiḥ | viśva-gūrtam | ṛbhvasam | adhṛṣṭam | dhṛṣṇu-ojasam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.70.3 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“not.”
[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, singular, neuter
“action; saṃskāra; ritual; procedure; karman; treatment; object; function; production; job; operation; karman [word]; act; job; passive voice; activity; consequence; function; yajña; pañcakarman; cooking; occupation; profession; construction; duty; method; natural process; duty; therapy.”
[verb], singular, Present injunctive
“reach; achieve; enter (a state); reach.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“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], accusative, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”
[noun]
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“modest; invincible.”
[noun]
“brave; ferocious; strong.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“strength; power; ojas; ojas [word]; potency; might.”