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 9.41.4

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ प॑वस्व म॒हीमिषं॒ गोम॑दिन्दो॒ हिर॑ण्यवत् । अश्वा॑व॒द्वाज॑वत्सु॒तः ॥
आ पवस्व महीमिषं गोमदिन्दो हिरण्यवत् । अश्वावद्वाजवत्सुतः ॥
ā pavasva mahīm iṣaṃ gomad indo hiraṇyavat | aśvāvad vājavat sutaḥ ||

English translation:

“When effused, Indu, pour forth much food with cows, gold, horses, and strength.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): medhyātithiḥ [medhyātithi];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ । प॒व॒स्व॒ । म॒हीम् । इष॑म् । गोऽम॑त् । इ॒न्दो॒ इति॑ । हिर॑ण्यऽवत् । अश्व॑ऽवत् । वाज॑ऽवत् । सु॒तः ॥
आ । पवस्व । महीम् । इषम् । गोमत् । इन्दो इति । हिरण्यवत् । अश्ववत् । वाजवत् । सुतः ॥
ā | pavasva | mahīm | iṣam | go-mat | indo iti | hiraṇya-vat | aśva-vat | vāja-vat | sutaḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.41.4 English analysis of grammar]

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

pavasva <

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”

mahīm < mah

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”

iṣaṃ < iṣam < iṣ

[noun], accusative, singular, feminine

“refreshment; enjoyment; stores.”

gomad < gomat

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“rich in cattle; bovine.”

indo < indu

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”

hiraṇyavat

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“possessing gold.”

aśvāvad < aśvāvat

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“rich in horses.”

vājavat

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

sutaḥ < su

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“press out; su.”

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