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 8.96.12
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तद्वि॑विड्ढि॒ यत्त॒ इन्द्रो॒ जुजो॑षत्स्तु॒हि सु॑ष्टु॒तिं नम॒सा वि॑वास । उप॑ भूष जरित॒र्मा रु॑वण्यः श्रा॒वया॒ वाचं॑ कु॒विद॒ङ्ग वेद॑त् ॥
तद्विविड्ढि यत्त इन्द्रो जुजोषत्स्तुहि सुष्टुतिं नमसा विवास । उप भूष जरितर्मा रुवण्यः श्रावया वाचं कुविदङ्ग वेदत् ॥
tad viviḍḍhi yat ta indro jujoṣat stuhi suṣṭutiṃ namasā vivāsa | upa bhūṣa jaritar mā ruvaṇyaḥ śrāvayā vācaṃ kuvid aṅga vedat ||
English translation:
“Perform those rites of yours that Indra may accept them; praise him to whom praise belongs, worshiphim with your service; O priest, adorn thyself, grieve not (for poverty); let Indra hear your praise, may he speedilygive much wealth.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): tiraścīradyutāno vā marutaḥ [tiraścīradyutāna vā maruta];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तत् । वि॒वि॒ड्ढि॒ । यत् । ते॒ । इन्द्रः॑ । जुजो॑षत् । स्तु॒हि । सु॒ऽस्तु॒तिम् । न॒म॒सा । वि॒वा॒स॒ । उप॑ । भू॒ष॒ । ज॒रि॒तः॒ । मा । रु॒व॒ण्यः॒ । श्रा॒वया॑ । वाच॑म् । कु॒वित् । अ॒ङ्ग । वेद॑त् ॥
तत् । विविड्ढि । यत् । ते । इन्द्रः । जुजोषत् । स्तुहि । सुस्तुतिम् । नमसा । विवास । उप । भूष । जरितः । मा । रुवण्यः । श्रावया । वाचम् । कुवित् । अङ्ग । वेदत् ॥
tat | viviḍḍhi | yat | te | indraḥ | jujoṣat | stuhi | su-stutim | namasā | vivāsa | upa | bhūṣa | jaritaḥ | mā | ruvaṇyaḥ | śrāvayā | vācam | kuvit | aṅga | vedat
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.96.12 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“labor; act; perform.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (subj.)
“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“hymn; praise.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“adoration; court; namas [word]; bow; salute.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“invite; endeavor; try for.”
[adverb]
“towards; on; next.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“endeavor; attend; strive.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“singer.”
[adverb]
“not.”
[verb], singular, Present injunctive
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“tell.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“speech; statement; voice; voice; speech; language; vāc [word]; word; literary composition; conversation; sound; Sarasvati; cry; assurance; spell.”
[adverb]
“surely; indeed.”
[adverb]
“in truth; aṅga [word]; entirely; merely.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”