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 8.98.2

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्वमि॑न्द्राभि॒भूर॑सि॒ त्वं सूर्य॑मरोचयः । वि॒श्वक॑र्मा वि॒श्वदे॑वो म॒हाँ अ॑सि ॥
त्वमिन्द्राभिभूरसि त्वं सूर्यमरोचयः । विश्वकर्मा विश्वदेवो महाँ असि ॥
tvam indrābhibhūr asi tvaṃ sūryam arocayaḥ | viśvakarmā viśvadevo mahām̐ asi ||

English translation:

“You are the conqueror, Indra; you have lighted in the sun; you are the maker of all, the lord of all thegods, the mighty.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): nṛmedhaḥ [nṛmedha];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): kakummatyuṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्वम् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । अ॒भि॒ऽभूः । अ॒सि॒ । त्वम् । सूर्य॑म् । अ॒रो॒च॒यः॒ । वि॒श्वऽक॑र्मा । वि॒श्वऽदे॑वः । म॒हान् । अ॒सि॒ ॥
त्वम् । इन्द्र । अभिभूः । असि । त्वम् । सूर्यम् । अरोचयः । विश्वकर्मा । विश्वदेवः । महान् । असि ॥
tvam | indra | abhi-bhūḥ | asi | tvam | sūryam | arocayaḥ | viśva-karmā | viśva-devaḥ | mahān | asi

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.98.2 English analysis of grammar]

tvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, singular

“you.”

indrābhibhūr < indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

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

indrābhibhūr < abhibhūḥ < abhibhū

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

asi < as

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

tvaṃ < tvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, singular

“you.”

sūryam < sūrya

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“sun; Surya; sūrya [word]; right nostril; twelve; Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sūryakānta; sunlight; best.”

arocayaḥ < rocay < √ruc

[verb], singular, Imperfect

“like; approve; like; simulate.”

viśvakarmā < viśvakarman

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Viśvakarman; viśvakarman; Shiva; Maya; Vishnu.”

viśvadevo < viśva

[noun]

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

viśvadevo < devaḥ < deva

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

mahāṃ < mahat

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“large; eminent; great; loud; dangerous; strong; long; high; much(a); mahant [word]; ample; very; great; adult; important; dark; high; abundant; violent; remarkable; mighty; big; long.”

asi < as

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

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