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 8.95.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
पिबा॒ सोमं॒ मदा॑य॒ कमिन्द्र॑ श्ये॒नाभृ॑तं सु॒तम् । त्वं हि शश्व॑तीनां॒ पती॒ राजा॑ वि॒शामसि॑ ॥
पिबा सोमं मदाय कमिन्द्र श्येनाभृतं सुतम् । त्वं हि शश्वतीनां पती राजा विशामसि ॥
pibā somam madāya kam indra śyenābhṛtaṃ sutam | tvaṃ hi śaśvatīnām patī rājā viśām asi ||
English translation:
“Drink to your fill, Indra, the effused Soma brought, by the hawk, you are the lord of all the divine hosts,you are the self-resplendent.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Brought by the hawk: RV. 1.80.2; lord of all the divine hosts: śaśvatīnāṃ..viśām = bahunām marudgaṇān sarveṣām devagṇānām ca
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): tiraścīḥ;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): virāḍanuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
पिब॑ । सोम॑म् । मदा॑य । कम् । इन्द्र॑ । श्ये॒नऽआ॑भृतम् । सु॒तम् । त्वम् । हि । शश्व॑तीनाम् । पतिः॑ । राजा॑ । वि॒शाम् । असि॑ ॥
पिब । सोमम् । मदाय । कम् । इन्द्र । श्येनआभृतम् । सुतम् । त्वम् । हि । शश्वतीनाम् । पतिः । राजा । विशाम् । असि ॥
piba | somam | madāya | kam | indra | śyena-ābhṛtam | sutam | tvam | hi | śaśvatīnām | patiḥ | rājā | viśām | asi
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.95.3 English analysis of grammar]
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“drink; gulp; soak; drink; suck; inhale.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[adverb]
“kaṃ [word].”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], masculine
“hawk; bird of prey; falcon; Śyena; eagle; śyena [word]; Śyena.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“bring.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“press out; su.”
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“all(a).”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“king; Kshatriya; rājan [word]; best; rājāvarta; Yakṣa.”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“people; tribe; Vaisya; national; viś; real property; Vaisya.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”