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 9.108.9
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि द्यु॒म्नं बृ॒हद्यश॒ इष॑स्पते दिदी॒हि दे॑व देव॒युः । वि कोशं॑ मध्य॒मं यु॑व ॥
अभि द्युम्नं बृहद्यश इषस्पते दिदीहि देव देवयुः । वि कोशं मध्यमं युव ॥
abhi dyumnam bṛhad yaśa iṣas pate didīhi deva devayuḥ | vi kośam madhyamaṃ yuva ||
English translation:
“Divine (Soma) lord of viands, who are devoted to the gods, bestow upon us brilliant and abundant food; separate the mid-aerial receptacle.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): ūrdhvasadmā;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): pavamānaḥ somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): kakubuṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि । द्यु॒म्नम् । बृ॒हत् । यशः॑ । इषः॑ । प॒ते॒ । दि॒दी॒हि । दे॒व॒ । दे॒व॒ऽयुः । वि । कोश॑म् । म॒ध्य॒मम् । यु॒व॒ ॥
अभि । द्युम्नम् । बृहत् । यशः । इषः । पते । दिदीहि । देव । देवयुः । वि । कोशम् । मध्यमम् । युव ॥
abhi | dyumnam | bṛhat | yaśaḥ | iṣaḥ | pate | didīhi | deva | deva-yuḥ | vi | kośam | madhyamam | yuva
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 9.108.9 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“magnificence.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“fame; Yaśas.”
[noun], genitive, singular, feminine
“refreshment; enjoyment; stores.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“husband; overlord; king; deity; īśvara; ruler; pati [word]; commanding officer; leader; owner; mayor; lord.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“shine; glitter.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“devout; devoted.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“treasury; sheath; Kośa; scrotum; bud; vessel; kośa [word]; treasure; calyx; container; bucket; box.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“intermediate; middle; average; second; average; adult; central; moderate; mean; center(a).”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“unite.”