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 8.76.1

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

इ॒मं नु मा॒यिनं॑ हुव॒ इन्द्र॒मीशा॑न॒मोज॑सा । म॒रुत्व॑न्तं॒ न वृ॒ञ्जसे॑ ॥
इमं नु मायिनं हुव इन्द्रमीशानमोजसा । मरुत्वन्तं न वृञ्जसे ॥
imaṃ nu māyinaṃ huva indram īśānam ojasā | marutvantaṃ na vṛñjase ||

English translation:

“I invoke now for the destruction of my enemies the wise Indra attended by the Maruts, ruling all by hispower.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kurusutiḥ kāṇvaḥ [kurusuti kāṇva];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

इ॒मम् । नु । मा॒यिन॑म् । हु॒वे॒ । इन्द्र॑म् । ईशा॑नम् । ओज॑सा । म॒रुत्व॑न्तम् । न वृ॒ञ्जसे॑ ॥
इमम् । नु । मायिनम् । हुवे । इन्द्रम् । ईशानम् । ओजसा । मरुत्वन्तम् । न वृञ्जसे ॥
imam | nu | māyinam | huve | indram | īśānam | ojasā | marutvantam | na vṛñjase

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.76.1 English analysis of grammar]

imaṃ < imam < idam

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”

nu

[adverb]

“now; already.”

māyinaṃ < māyinam < māyin

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“artful; charming; crafty; deceptive.”

huva < huve < hvā

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“raise; call on; call; summon.”

indram < indra

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

īśānam < īś

[verb noun], accusative, singular

“govern; command; master; dominate; can; reign; control; own.”

ojasā < ojas

[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter

“strength; power; ojas; ojas [word]; potency; might.”

marutvantaṃ < marutvantam < marutvant

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“Indra; marutvant [word].”

na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

vṛñjase < vṛj

[verb noun]

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