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 8.70.12
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वं न॑ इन्द्रासां॒ हस्ते॑ शविष्ठ दा॒वने॑ । धा॒नानां॒ न सं गृ॑भायास्म॒युर्द्विः सं गृ॑भायास्म॒युः ॥
त्वं न इन्द्रासां हस्ते शविष्ठ दावने । धानानां न सं गृभायास्मयुर्द्विः सं गृभायास्मयुः ॥
tvaṃ na indrāsāṃ haste śaviṣṭha dāvane | dhānānāṃ na saṃ gṛbhāyāsmayur dviḥ saṃ gṛbhāyāsmayuḥ ||
English translation:
“Most powerful Indra, in your favour towards us, take these cows in your hand, as fried grain, to give tous; yes, take them twice in your favour towards us.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): puruhanmā;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): ārcībṛhatī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वम् । नः॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । आ॒सा॒म् । हस्ते॑ । श॒वि॒ष्ठ॒ । दा॒वने॑ । धा॒नाना॑म् । न । सम् । गृ॒भा॒य॒ । अ॒स्म॒ऽयुः । द्विः । सम् । गृ॒भा॒य॒ । अ॒स्म॒ऽयुः ॥
त्वम् । नः । इन्द्र । आसाम् । हस्ते । शविष्ठ । दावने । धानानाम् । न । सम् । गृभाय । अस्मयुः । द्विः । सम् । गृभाय । अस्मयुः ॥
tvam | naḥ | indra | āsām | haste | śaviṣṭha | dāvane | dhānānām | na | sam | gṛbhāya | asma-yuḥ | dviḥ | sam | gṛbhāya | asma-yuḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.70.12 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“hand; hand; proboscis; hasta [word]; autograph.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“mighty.”
[verb noun]
“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.”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“Dhānā; Coriander; corn; grain.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“accept.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[adverb]
“twice; dvis [word].”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“accept.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine