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 9.88.2

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

स ईं॒ रथो॒ न भु॑रि॒षाळ॑योजि म॒हः पु॒रूणि॑ सा॒तये॒ वसू॑नि । आदीं॒ विश्वा॑ नहु॒ष्या॑णि जा॒ता स्व॑र्षाता॒ वन॑ ऊ॒र्ध्वा न॑वन्त ॥
स ईं रथो न भुरिषाळयोजि महः पुरूणि सातये वसूनि । आदीं विश्वा नहुष्याणि जाता स्वर्षाता वन ऊर्ध्वा नवन्त ॥
sa īṃ ratho na bhuriṣāḻ ayoji mahaḥ purūṇi sātaye vasūni | ād īṃ viśvā nahuṣyāṇi jātā svarṣātā vana ūrdhvā navanta ||

English translation:

“It has been harnessed like a great wagon that bears heavy burdens in order to bring us many treasures; after this may all the races of men expecting our (attack) go to the desirable battle.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

After this: i.e., after harnessing of the wagon. ūrdhvā = asmād virodhād unmukhāni;

Svarṣātā = locative of svarṣāti, 'that which is fitted for the attainment of heaven, i.e., battle

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): uśanāḥ;
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सः । ई॒म् इति॑ । रथः॑ । न । भु॒रि॒षाट् । अ॒यो॒जि॒ । म॒हः । पु॒रूणि॑ । सा॒तये॑ । वसू॑नि । आत् । ई॒म् इति॑ । विश्वा॑ । न॒हु॒ष्या॑णि । जा॒ता । स्वः॑ऽसाता । वने॑ । ऊ॒र्ध्वा । न॒व॒न्त॒ ॥
सः । ईम् इति । रथः । न । भुरिषाट् । अयोजि । महः । पुरूणि । सातये । वसूनि । आत् । ईम् इति । विश्वा । नहुष्याणि । जाता । स्वःसाता । वने । ऊर्ध्वा । नवन्त ॥
saḥ | īm iti | rathaḥ | na | bhuriṣāṭ | ayoji | mahaḥ | purūṇi | sātaye | vasūni | āt | īm iti | viśvā | nahuṣyāṇi | jātā | svaḥ-sātā | vane | ūrdhvā | navanta

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 9.88.2 English analysis of grammar]

sa < saḥ < tad

[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.”

īṃ < īm < īṃ

[adverb]

ratho < rathaḥ < ratha

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“chariot; warrior; ratha [word]; Dalbergia oojeinensis; rattan.”

na

[adverb]

“not; like; no; na [word].”

bhūriṣāᄆ < bhūriṣāh

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

ayoji < yuj

[verb], singular, Aorist passive

“mix; use; endow; yoke; accompany; to practice Yoga; connect; hire; administer; compound; affect; add; concentrate; unite; join; prosecute; combine; supply; compound; attach to; appoint; fill; process; mobilize; mount; complement; eat; join; treat; coincide; affect; challenge.”

mahaḥ < maha

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“great; abundant.”

purūṇi < puru

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“many; much(a); very.”

sātaye < sāti

[noun], dative, singular, feminine

“victory; acquisition; contest.”

vasūni < vasu

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

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

ād < āt

[adverb]

“then.”

īṃ < īm < īṃ

[adverb]

viśvā < viśva

[noun], nominative, plural, neuter

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

nahuṣyāṇi < nahuṣya

[noun], nominative, plural, neuter

jātā < jāta

[noun], nominative, plural, neuter

“kind; object; descendant; kin; being; reincarnation.”

svarṣātā < svarṣāti

[noun], locative, singular, feminine

vana < vane < vana

[noun], locative, singular, neuter

“forest; wood; tree; grove; vana [word]; forest; brush.”

ūrdhvā < ūrdhva

[noun], nominative, plural, neuter

“upper; up(a); upper; upward; erect; more(a); raised; ūrdhva [word]; acclivitous; overturned; loud; eminent; high.”

navanta <

[verb], plural, Present injunctive

“praise; shout.”

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