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 8.93.26

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ ते॒ दक्षं॒ वि रो॑च॒ना दध॒द्रत्ना॒ वि दा॒शुषे॑ । स्तो॒तृभ्य॒ इन्द्र॑मर्चत ॥
आ ते दक्षं वि रोचना दधद्रत्ना वि दाशुषे । स्तोतृभ्य इन्द्रमर्चत ॥
ā te dakṣaṃ vi rocanā dadhad ratnā vi dāśuṣe | stotṛbhya indram arcata ||

English translation:

“May he give strength and his brilliant heaven and precious things to you his worshipper, and to hispraising priests; worship Indra.”

Details:

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

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ । ते॒ । दक्ष॑म् । वि । रो॒च॒ना । द॒ध॒त् । रत्ना॑ । वि । दा॒शुषे॑ । स्तो॒तृऽभ्यः । इन्द्र॑म् । अ॒र्च॒त॒ ॥
आ । ते । दक्षम् । वि । रोचना । दधत् । रत्ना । वि । दाशुषे । स्तोतृभ्यः । इन्द्रम् । अर्चत ॥
ā | te | dakṣam | vi | rocanā | dadhat | ratnā | vi | dāśuṣe | stotṛ-bhyaḥ | indram | arcata

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.93.26 English analysis of grammar]

ā

[adverb]

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

te < tvad

[noun], dative, singular

“you.”

dakṣaṃ < dakṣam < dakṣa

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“Dakṣa; ability; cock; fitness; will; purpose; disposition; cock.”

vi

[adverb]

“apart; away; away.”

rocanā < rocana

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“light; celestial sphere.”

dadhad < dadhat < dhā

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”

ratnā < ratna

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“jewel; wealth; best; treasure; vajra; property; jewel; ruby; jewelry.”

vi

[adverb]

“apart; away; away.”

dāśuṣe < dāś

[verb noun], dative, singular

“sacrifice; give.”

stotṛbhya < stotṛbhyaḥ < stotṛ

[noun], dative, plural, masculine

“laudatory; worshiping.”

indram < indra

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

arcata < arc

[verb], plural, Present imperative

“sing; worship; honor; praise; welcome.”

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