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 9.7.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स वा॒युमिन्द्र॑म॒श्विना॑ सा॒कं मदे॑न गच्छति । रणा॒ यो अ॑स्य॒ धर्म॑भिः ॥
स वायुमिन्द्रमश्विना साकं मदेन गच्छति । रणा यो अस्य धर्मभिः ॥
sa vāyum indram aśvinā sākam madena gacchati | raṇā yo asya dharmabhiḥ ||
English translation:
“He who is assiduous in the functions of (providing and preparing) the Soma, goes with exhilaration to Vāyu, Indra and the Aśvins.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): asitaḥ kāśyapo devalo vā [asita kāśyapa devala vā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सः । वा॒युम् । इन्द्र॑म् । अ॒श्विना॑ । सा॒कम् । मदे॑न । ग॒च्छ॒ति॒ । रण॑ । यः । अ॒स्य॒ । धर्म॑ऽभिः ॥
सः । वायुम् । इन्द्रम् । अश्विना । साकम् । मदेन । गच्छति । रण । यः । अस्य । धर्मभिः ॥
saḥ | vāyum | indram | aśvinā | sākam | madena | gacchati | raṇa | yaḥ | asya | dharma-bhiḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.7.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, 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
“wind; Vayu; vāta; prāṇa (coll.); air; air; fart; breath; northwest; draft; vāyu [word]; Vāyu; Marut.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“Asvins; two.”
[adverb]
“together; jointly; simultaneously.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“go; situate; enter (a state); travel; disappear; [in]; elapse; leave; reach; vanish; love; walk; approach; issue; hop on; gasify; get; come; die; drain; spread; transform; happen; discharge; ride; to be located; run; detect; refer; go; shall; drive.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“battle; fight; pleasure; joy; war; combat.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“Dharma; custom; dharma [word]; regulation; duty; Dharma; Dharma; Dharma; Dharma; law; law; peculiarity; justice.”