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 8.72.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒तो न्व॑स्य॒ यन्म॒हदश्वा॑व॒द्योज॑नं बृ॒हद् । दा॒मा रथ॑स्य॒ ददृ॑शे ॥
उतो न्वस्य यन्महदश्वावद्योजनं बृहद् । दामा रथस्य ददृशे ॥
uto nv asya yan mahad aśvāvad yojanam bṛhad | dāmā rathasya dadṛśe ||
English translation:
“As soon as the great stout harness of his horses is seen (in the sky), the traces of his chariot.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): haryataḥ prāgāthaḥ [haryata prāgātha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agnirharvīṣi vā ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒तो इति॑ । नु । अ॒स्य॒ । यत् । म॒हत् । अश्व॑ऽवत् । योज॑नम् । बृ॒हत् । दा॒मा । रथ॑स्य । ददृ॑शे ॥
उतो इति । नु । अस्य । यत् । महत् । अश्ववत् । योजनम् । बृहत् । दामा । रथस्य । ददृशे ॥
uto iti | nu | asya | yat | mahat | aśva-vat | yojanam | bṛhat | dāmā | rathasya | dadṛśe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.72.6 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[adverb]
“now; already.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[adverb]
“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“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
“rich in horses.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“yojana; use; yojana [word]; team.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“wreath; dāman; dāman [word]; shackle; girdle; fetter.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“chariot; warrior; ratha [word]; Dalbergia oojeinensis; rattan.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“see; observe; view; visit; look; learn; meet; read; teach; examine; watch; see; notice; perceive; diagnose; travel to; show; detect; know; know; understand; understand; follow.”