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 9.12.8

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

अ॒भि प्रि॒या दि॒वस्प॒दा सोमो॑ हिन्वा॒नो अ॑र्षति । विप्र॑स्य॒ धार॑या क॒विः ॥
अभि प्रिया दिवस्पदा सोमो हिन्वानो अर्षति । विप्रस्य धारया कविः ॥
abhi priyā divas padā somo hinvāno arṣati | viprasya dhārayā kaviḥ ||

English translation:

“The sage Soma, urged from heaven, flows in a stream to the beloved abodes of his devout (worshipper). ”

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]:

अ॒भि । प्रि॒या । दि॒वः । प॒दा । सोमः॑ । हि॒न्वा॒नः । अ॒र्ष॒ति॒ । विप्र॑स्य । धार॑या । क॒विः ॥
अभि । प्रिया । दिवः । पदा । सोमः । हिन्वानः । अर्षति । विप्रस्य । धारया । कविः ॥
abhi | priyā | divaḥ | padā | somaḥ | hinvānaḥ | arṣati | viprasya | dhārayā | kaviḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.12.8 English analysis of grammar]

abhi

[adverb]

“towards; on.”

priyā < priya

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”

divas < divaḥ < div

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”

padā < pada

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“word; location; foot; footprint; pada [word]; verse; footstep; metrical foot; situation; dwelling; state; step; mark; position; trace; construction; animal foot; way; moment; social station; topographic point; path; residence; site; topic.”

somo < somaḥ < soma

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

hinvāno < hinvānaḥ < hi

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“impel; send; spur; stimulate; urge.”

arṣati < ṛṣ

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“run.”

viprasya < vipra

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“Brahmin; poet; singer; priest; guru; Vipra.”

dhārayā < dhārā

[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine

“flush; flow; current; spring; fountain.”

kaviḥ < kavi

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“poet; wise man; bard; Venus; Uśanas; kavi [word]; Kavi; prophet; guru; Brahma.”

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