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 8.97.13
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तमिन्द्रं॑ जोहवीमि म॒घवा॑नमु॒ग्रं स॒त्रा दधा॑न॒मप्र॑तिष्कुतं॒ शवां॑सि । मंहि॑ष्ठो गी॒र्भिरा च॑ य॒ज्ञियो॑ व॒वर्त॑द्रा॒ये नो॒ विश्वा॑ सु॒पथा॑ कृणोतु व॒ज्री ॥
तमिन्द्रं जोहवीमि मघवानमुग्रं सत्रा दधानमप्रतिष्कुतं शवांसि । मंहिष्ठो गीर्भिरा च यज्ञियो ववर्तद्राये नो विश्वा सुपथा कृणोतु वज्री ॥
tam indraṃ johavīmi maghavānam ugraṃ satrā dadhānam apratiṣkutaṃ śavāṃsi | maṃhiṣṭho gīrbhir ā ca yajñiyo vavartad rāye no viśvā supathā kṛṇotu vajrī ||
English translation:
“Again and again I invoke the strong Indra, Maghavan, who alone really possesses might, the irresistible;may he draw near through our songs, most bounteous and worthy of sacrifice; may he, the thunderer, make allthings prosperous for our wealth.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): rebhaḥ kāśyapaḥ [rebha kāśyapa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): atijagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तम् । इन्द्र॑म् । जो॒ह॒वी॒मि॒ । म॒घऽवा॑नम् । उ॒ग्रम् । स॒त्रा । दधा॑नम् । अप्र॑तिऽस्कुतम् । शवां॑सि । मंहि॑ष्ठः । गीः॒ऽभिः । आ । च॒ । य॒ज्ञियः॑ । व॒वर्त॑त् । रा॒ये । नः॒ । विश्वा॑ । सु॒ऽपथा॑ । कृ॒णो॒तु॒ । व॒ज्री ॥
तम् । इन्द्रम् । जोहवीमि । मघवानम् । उग्रम् । सत्रा । दधानम् । अप्रतिस्कुतम् । शवांसि । मंहिष्ठः । गीःभिः । आ । च । यज्ञियः । ववर्तत् । राये । नः । विश्वा । सुपथा । कृणोतु । वज्री ॥
tam | indram | johavīmi | magha-vānam | ugram | satrā | dadhānam | aprati-skutam | śavāṃsi | maṃhiṣṭhaḥ | gīḥ-bhiḥ | ā | ca | yajñiyaḥ | vavartat | rāye | naḥ | v iśvā | su-pathā | kṛṇotu | vajrī
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.97.13 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“appeal.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; maghavan [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“powerful; awful; dangerous; intense; mighty; potent; colicky; atrocious.”
[adverb]
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“unhampered; unrestrained; unchallenged.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“strength; power; superiority.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“big.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“sacrificial; divine; devoted.”
[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (subj.)
“behave; happen; exist; return; dwell; die; roll; continue; act; exist; feed on; issue; move; travel; proceed; turn; situate; drive; account for; begin; do; inhere; revolve.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“way; method; passage; road; scope; path; patha [word]; path; region; way.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; vajra; Euphorbia neriifolia L.; abhra; Buddha.”