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 8.81.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
एतो॒ न्विन्द्रं॒ स्तवा॒मेशा॑नं॒ वस्व॑: स्व॒राज॑म् । न राध॑सा मर्धिषन्नः ॥
एतो न्विन्द्रं स्तवामेशानं वस्वः स्वराजम् । न राधसा मर्धिषन्नः ॥
eto nv indraṃ stavāmeśānaṃ vasvaḥ svarājam | na rādhasā mardhiṣan naḥ ||
English translation:
“Hasten here, let us glorify Indra the lord of wealth, the self- resplendent, let none vex, us by his wealth.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kusīdī kāṇvaḥ [kusīdī kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): virāḍgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
एतो॒ इति॑ । नु । इन्द्र॑म् । स्तवा॑म । ईशा॑नम् । वस्वः॑ । स्व॒ऽराज॑म् । न । राध॑सा । म॒र्धि॒ष॒त् । नः॒ ॥
एतो इति । नु । इन्द्रम् । स्तवाम । ईशानम् । वस्वः । स्वराजम् । न । राधसा । मर्धिषत् । नः ॥
eto iti | nu | indram | stavāma | īśānam | vasvaḥ | sva-rājam | na | rādhasā | mardhiṣat | naḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.81.4 English analysis of grammar]
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“come; travel.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[adverb]
“now; already.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[verb], plural, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“govern; command; master; dominate; can; reign; control; own.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”
[noun]
“own(a); respective(a); akin(p); sva [word]; individual; present(a); independent.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“king; best; rāj; rāj [word].”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“gift; munificence; liberality; bounty.”
[verb], singular, Aorist conj./subj.
“neglect.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”