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 8.85.9
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
नू मे॒ गिरो॑ नास॒त्याश्वि॑ना॒ प्राव॑तं यु॒वम् । मध्व॒: सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॑ ॥
नू मे गिरो नासत्याश्विना प्रावतं युवम् । मध्वः सोमस्य पीतये ॥
nū me giro nāsatyāśvinā prāvataṃ yuvam | madhvaḥ somasya pītaye ||
English translation:
“Nāsatyās, Aśvins, hasten quickly to my praises, that you may drink the exhilarating Soma.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kṛṣṇaḥ [kṛṣṇa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): aśvinau ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
नु । मे॒ । गिरः॑ । ना॒स॒त्या॒ । अश्वि॑ना । प्र । अ॒व॒त॒म् । यु॒वम् । मध्वः॑ । सोम॑स्य । पी॒तये॑ ॥
नु । मे । गिरः । नासत्या । अश्विना । प्र । अवतम् । युवम् । मध्वः । सोमस्य । पीतये ॥
nu | me | giraḥ | nāsatyā | aśvinā | pra | avatam | yuvam | madhvaḥ | somasya | pītaye
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.85.9 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“now; already.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[noun], vocative, dual, masculine
“Asvins; nāsatya [word].”
[noun], vocative, dual, masculine
“Asvins; two.”
[verb], dual, Imperfect
“help; promote.”
[noun], nominative, dual
“you.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“sweet; deft.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[verb noun]
“drink; gulp; soak; drink; suck; inhale.”