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 9.99.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सु॒त इ॑न्दो प॒वित्र॒ आ नृभि॑र्य॒तो वि नी॑यसे । इन्द्रा॑य मत्स॒रिन्त॑मश्च॒मूष्वा नि षी॑दसि ॥
सुत इन्दो पवित्र आ नृभिर्यतो वि नीयसे । इन्द्राय मत्सरिन्तमश्चमूष्वा नि षीदसि ॥
suta indo pavitra ā nṛbhir yato vi nīyase | indrāya matsarintamaś camūṣv ā ni ṣīdasi ||
English translation:
“When effused, Indu, and collected by the priests, you are guided to the filter; you alight on the cups for Indra, exciting exceeding exhilaration.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): rebhasūnū kāśyapau;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdanuṣṭup;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सु॒तः । इ॒न्दो॒ इति॑ । प॒वित्रे॑ । आ । नृऽभिः॑ । य॒तः । वि । नी॒य॒से॒ । इन्द्रा॑य । म॒त्स॒रिन्ऽत॑मः । च॒मूषु॑ । आ । नि । सी॒द॒सि॒ ॥
सुतः । इन्दो इति । पवित्रे । आ । नृभिः । यतः । वि । नीयसे । इन्द्राय । मत्सरिन्तमः । चमूषु । आ । नि । सीदसि ॥
sutaḥ | indo iti | pavitre | ā | nṛ-bhiḥ | yataḥ | vi | nīyase | indrāya | matsarin-tamaḥ | camūṣu | ā | ni | sīdasi
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.99.8 English analysis of grammar]
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“press out; su.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“moon; Soma; drop; anusvāra; one; Candra; silver; camphor; point; juice.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“strainer.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“concentrate; grant; restrain; cause; control; offer; cover; raise.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr￤s. Passiv
“bring; lead; spend; decant; enter (a state); remove; take out; take away; enforce; marry; carry; fill into; bring; learn; go out; add.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], locative, plural, feminine
“army; camū; Camū.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[adverb]
“back; down.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“sit down; break down; slow; sink; crumble; fracture; perish; ride; stop; besiege; tire.”