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 8.92.18

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

वि॒द्मा हि यस्ते॑ अद्रिव॒स्त्वाद॑त्तः सत्य सोमपाः । विश्वा॑सु दस्म कृ॒ष्टिषु॑ ॥
विद्मा हि यस्ते अद्रिवस्त्वादत्तः सत्य सोमपाः । विश्वासु दस्म कृष्टिषु ॥
vidmā hi yas te adrivas tvādattaḥ satya somapāḥ | viśvāsu dasma kṛṣṭiṣu ||

English translation:

“Thunderer, smiter of enemies, truthful drinker of the Soma, we know (the wealth) which is given by youto all your votaries.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

वि॒द्म । हि । यः । ते॒ । अ॒द्रि॒ऽवः॒ । त्वाऽद॑त्तः । स॒त्य॒ । सो॒म॒ऽपाः॒ । विश्वा॑सु । द॒स्म॒ । कृ॒ष्टिषु॑ ॥
विद्म । हि । यः । ते । अद्रिवः । त्वादत्तः । सत्य । सोमपाः । विश्वासु । दस्म । कृष्टिषु ॥
vidma | hi | yaḥ | te | adri-vaḥ | tvādattaḥ | satya | soma-pāḥ | viśvāsu | dasma | kṛṣṭiṣu

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.92.18 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].”

yas < yaḥ < yad

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

te < tvad

[noun], genitive, singular

“you.”

adrivas < adrivat

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“rocky; petrous.”

tvādattaḥ < tvādatta

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

satya

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“true; real; real; faithful; good.”

somapāḥ < soma

[noun], masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

somapāḥ < pāḥ <

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“drinking.”

viśvāsu < viśva

[noun], locative, plural, feminine

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

dasma

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“overlord.”

kṛṣṭiṣu < kṛṣṭi

[noun], locative, plural, feminine

“people; citizenry.”

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