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 10.8.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒स्य त्रि॒तः क्रतु॑ना व॒व्रे अ॒न्तरि॒च्छन्धी॒तिं पि॒तुरेवै॒: पर॑स्य । स॒च॒स्यमा॑नः पि॒त्रोरु॒पस्थे॑ जा॒मि ब्रु॑वा॒ण आयु॑धानि वेति ॥
अस्य त्रितः क्रतुना वव्रे अन्तरिच्छन्धीतिं पितुरेवैः परस्य । सचस्यमानः पित्रोरुपस्थे जामि ब्रुवाण आयुधानि वेति ॥
asya tritaḥ kratunā vavre antar icchan dhītim pitur evaiḥ parasya | sacasyamānaḥ pitror upasthe jāmi bruvāṇa āyudhāni veti ||
English translation:
“Trita by (his own), desiring a share (of the sacrifice), for the sake of taking part in the exploit of thesupreme protector (of the world), chose (Indra as his friend); attended (by the priests) in the proximity of theparental heaven and earth, and reciting appropriate praise, he takes up his weapons.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Legend: Indra said tocondition of having a share in the sacrifices offered to Indra. Indra gave him water to wash his hands with and ashare in the sacrifice, whereby Trita's strength increased; seven-rayed: i.e., seven-tongued, seven- rayed, like thesun, or seven-handed
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): triśirāstvāṣṭraḥ [triśirāstvāṣṭra];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒स्य । त्रि॒तः । क्रतु॑ना । व॒व्रे । अ॒न्तः । इ॒च्छन् । धी॒तिम् । पि॒तुः । एवैः॑ । पर॑स्य । स॒च॒स्यमा॑नः । पि॒त्रोः । उ॒पऽस्थे॑ । जा॒मि । ब्रु॒वा॒णः । आयु॑धानि । वे॒ति॒ ॥
अस्य । त्रितः । क्रतुना । वव्रे । अन्तः । इच्छन् । धीतिम् । पितुः । एवैः । परस्य । सचस्यमानः । पित्रोः । उपस्थे । जामि । ब्रुवाणः । आयुधानि । वेति ॥
asya | tritaḥ | kratunā | vavre | antaḥ | icchan | dhītim | pituḥ | evaiḥ | parasya | sacasyamānaḥ | pitroḥ | upa-sthe | jāmi | bruvāṇaḥ | āyudhāni | veti
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.8.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Trita.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“choose; ask.”
[adverb]
“inside; in; antar [word]; midmost; between; among.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“desire; recommend; approve; seek; call; search; try; prefer; love; commend; assent; permit; choose.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“thinking; prayer; understanding.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“father; Pitṛ; ancestor; parent; paternal ancestor; pitṛ [word]; forefather.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“eva [word]; habit; manner; behavior; custom.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“best; other; following; devoted(p); extreme; highest; otherwordly; better; hostile; maximal; distant; another(a); para [word]; upper; concluding; foreign; earlier; worse; longer; finest; excessive.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
[noun], genitive, dual, masculine
“father; Pitṛ; ancestor; parent; paternal ancestor; pitṛ [word]; forefather.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“genitalia; lap; sexual desire; anus.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“related; ancestral; customary; usual.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“say; tell; describe; speak; state; answer; call; explain; address; proclaim; talk; talk; choose.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“weapon; āyudha [word].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“approach; ask; desire; go; drive.”