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 9.6.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि त्यं मद्यं॒ मद॒मिन्द॒विन्द्र॒ इति॑ क्षर । अ॒भि वा॒जिनो॒ अर्व॑तः ॥
अभि त्यं मद्यं मदमिन्दविन्द्र इति क्षर । अभि वाजिनो अर्वतः ॥
abhi tyam madyam madam indav indra iti kṣara | abhi vājino arvataḥ ||
English translation:
“Indu,do you, as sovereign, effuse that exhilarating juice, and pour forth vigorous steeds.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
As sovereign: Lit. 'as Indra', i.e., acting as sovereign
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): asitaḥ kāśyapo devalo vā [asita kāśyapa devala vā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि । त्यम् । मद्य॑म् । मद॑म् । इन्दो॒ इति॑ । इन्द्रः॑ । इति॑ । क्ष॒र॒ । अ॒भि । वा॒जिनः॑ । अर्व॑तः ॥
अभि । त्यम् । मद्यम् । मदम् । इन्दो इति । इन्द्रः । इति । क्षर । अभि । वाजिनः । अर्वतः ॥
abhi | tyam | madyam | madam | indo iti | indraḥ | iti | kṣara | abhi | vājinaḥ | arvataḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.6.2 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“that.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“rut; intoxicate; delight; revel; rejoice; drink; ramp; exult.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
“thus; so; iti [word].”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“run; melt.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“victorious; triumphant; strong; gainful.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“horse.”