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 8.81.2

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

वि॒द्मा हि त्वा॑ तुविकू॒र्मिं तु॒विदे॑ष्णं तु॒वीम॑घम् । तु॒वि॒मा॒त्रमवो॑भिः ॥
विद्मा हि त्वा तुविकूर्मिं तुविदेष्णं तुवीमघम् । तुविमात्रमवोभिः ॥
vidmā hi tvā tuvikūrmiṃ tuvideṣṇaṃ tuvīmagham | tuvimātram avobhiḥ ||

English translation:

“We know you the achiever of many great deeds, the bestower of many gifts, the lord of much wealth,vast in size, and full of protection (for your worshippeers).”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

वि॒द्म । हि । त्वा॒ । तु॒वि॒ऽकू॒र्मिम् । तु॒विऽदे॑ष्णम् । तु॒वीऽम॑घम् । तु॒वि॒ऽमा॒त्रम् । अवः॑ऽभिः ॥
विद्म । हि । त्वा । तुविकूर्मिम् । तुविदेष्णम् । तुवीमघम् । तुविमात्रम् । अवःभिः ॥
vidma | hi | tvā | tuvi-kūrmim | tuvi-deṣṇam | tuvī-magham | tuvi-mātram | avaḥ-bhi ḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.81.2 English analysis of grammar]

vidmā < vidma < vid

[verb], plural, Perfect indicative

“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”

hi

[adverb]

“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”

tvā < tvad

[noun], accusative, singular

“you.”

tuvikūrmiṃ < tuvikūrmim < tuvikūrmi

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

tuvideṣṇaṃ < tuvi

[noun]

“mighty; very; diverse; much(a); many.”

tuvideṣṇaṃ < deṣṇam < deṣṇa

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“gift; giving.”

tuvīmagham < tuvīmagha

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

tuvimātram < tuvimātra

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

avobhiḥ < avas

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“aid; favor; protection.”

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