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 9.23.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒स्य पी॒त्वा मदा॑ना॒मिन्द्रो॑ वृ॒त्राण्य॑प्र॒ति । ज॒घान॑ ज॒घन॑च्च॒ नु ॥
अस्य पीत्वा मदानामिन्द्रो वृत्राण्यप्रति । जघान जघनच्च नु ॥
asya pītvā madānām indro vṛtrāṇy aprati | jaghāna jaghanac ca nu ||
English translation:
“Having drunk of this chief of exhilarating draughts, Indra irresistible has slain his foes, and may he ever slay them.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): asitaḥ kāśyapo devalo vā [asita kāśyapa devala vā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒स्य । पी॒त्वा । मदा॑नाम् । इन्द्रः॑ । वृ॒त्राणि॑ । अ॒प्र॒ति । ज॒घान॑ । ज॒घन॑त् । च॒ । नु ॥
अस्य । पीत्वा । मदानाम् । इन्द्रः । वृत्राणि । अप्रति । जघान । जघनत् । च । नु ॥
asya | pītvā | madānām | indraḥ | vṛtrāṇi | aprati | jaghāna | jaghanat | ca | nu
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.23.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[verb noun]
“drink; gulp; soak; drink; suck; inhale.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“enemy.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“irresistible.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.”
[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (subj.)
“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[adverb]
“now; already.”