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 8.92.7

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्यमु॑ वः सत्रा॒साहं॒ विश्वा॑सु गी॒र्ष्वाय॑तम् । आ च्या॑वयस्यू॒तये॑ ॥
त्यमु वः सत्रासाहं विश्वासु गीर्ष्वायतम् । आ च्यावयस्यूतये ॥
tyam u vaḥ satrāsāhaṃ viśvāsu gīrṣv āyatam | ā cyāvayasy ūtaye ||

English translation:

“Bring here for our protection Indra the conqueror of many, who pervades all your praises.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Ṛca isaddressed by the sacrificer to the praising priest

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śrutakakṣaḥ sukakṣo vā [śrutakakṣa sukakṣa vā];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): pādanicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्यम् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । वः॒ । स॒त्रा॒ऽसह॑म् । विश्वा॑सु । गी॒र्षु । आऽय॑तम् । आ । च्य॒व॒य॒सि॒ । ऊ॒तये॑ ॥
त्यम् । ऊँ इति । वः । सत्रासहम् । विश्वासु । गीर्षु । आयतम् । आ । च्यवयसि । ऊतये ॥
tyam | oṃ iti | vaḥ | satrāsaham | viśvāsu | gīrṣu | āyatam | ā | cyavayasi | ūtaye

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.92.7 English analysis of grammar]

tyam < tya

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“that.”

u

[adverb]

“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”

vaḥ < tvad

[noun], dative, plural

“you.”

satrāsāhaṃ < satrāsāham < satrāsāh

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

viśvāsu < viśva

[noun], locative, plural, feminine

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

gīrṣv < gīrṣu < gir

[noun], locative, plural, feminine

“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”

āyatam < āyam < √yam

[verb noun], accusative, singular

“measure in length; measure in width; extend; spread; lengthen; unfold; broaden; measure; broaden.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

cyāvayasy < cyāvayasi < cyāvay < √cyu

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“chase away; remove; move.”

ūtaye < ūti

[noun], dative, singular, feminine

“aid; favor; ūti [word].”

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