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 9.7.9

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ रोदसी र॒यिं मध्वो॒ वाज॑स्य सा॒तये॑ । श्रवो॒ वसू॑नि॒ सं जि॑तम् ॥
अस्मभ्यं रोदसी रयिं मध्वो वाजस्य सातये । श्रवो वसूनि सं जितम् ॥
asmabhyaṃ rodasī rayim madhvo vājasya sātaye | śravo vasūni saṃ jitam ||

English translation:

“Heaven and earth, for the acquisition of this exhilarating Soma food, win for us wealth, food and treasures.”

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]:

अ॒स्मभ्य॑म् । रो॒द॒सी॒ इति॑ । र॒यिम् । मध्वः॑ । वाज॑स्य । सा॒तये॑ । श्रवः॑ । वसू॑नि । सम् । जि॒त॒म् ॥
अस्मभ्यम् । रोदसी इति । रयिम् । मध्वः । वाजस्य । सातये । श्रवः । वसूनि । सम् । जितम् ॥
asmabhyam | rodasī iti | rayim | madhvaḥ | vājasya | sātaye | śravaḥ | vasūni | sam | jitam

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.7.9 English analysis of grammar]

asmabhyaṃ < asmabhyam < mad

[noun], dative, plural

“I; mine.”

rodasī < rodas

[noun], vocative, dual, neuter

“heaven and earth; Earth.”

rayim < rayi

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“wealth; property.”

madhvo < madhvaḥ < madhu

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

“honey; alcohol; sweet; nectar; madhu [word].”

vājasya < vāja

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”

sātaye < sāti

[noun], dative, singular, feminine

“victory; acquisition; contest.”

śravo < śravaḥ < śravas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“fame; glory; ear.”

vasūni < vasu

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”

saṃ < sam

[adverb]

“sam; together; together; saṃ.”

jitam < ji

[verb], dual, Aorist imperative

“overcome; cure; win; conquer; control; win; succeed; remove; beat; govern; surpass; suppress.”

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