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 10.29.7

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ मध्वो॑ अस्मा असिच॒न्नम॑त्र॒मिन्द्रा॑य पू॒र्णं स हि स॒त्यरा॑धाः । स वा॑वृधे॒ वरि॑म॒न्ना पृ॑थि॒व्या अ॒भि क्रत्वा॒ नर्य॒: पौंस्यै॑श्च ॥
आ मध्वो अस्मा असिचन्नमत्रमिन्द्राय पूर्णं स हि सत्यराधाः । स वावृधे वरिमन्ना पृथिव्या अभि क्रत्वा नर्यः पौंस्यैश्च ॥
ā madhvo asmā asicann amatram indrāya pūrṇaṃ sa hi satyarādhāḥ | sa vāvṛdhe varimann ā pṛthivyā abhi kratvā naryaḥ pauṃsyaiś ca ||

English translation:

“(The worshippers) have poured out the vessel full of the sweet (Soma) (into the fire) for that Indra, forhe is true (to his promises) of wealth; Indra, the friend of man, (distinguished) by his actions, and his prowess, ismagnified throughout the expanse of the firmament.”

Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya

Note that the Soma is poured into the fire!

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasukraḥ [vasukra];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ । मध्वः॑ । अ॒स्मै॒ । अ॒सि॒च॒न् । अम॑त्रम् । इन्द्रा॑य । पू॒र्णम् । सः । हि । स॒त्यऽरा॑धाः । सः । व॒वृ॒धे॒ । वरि॑मन् । आ । पृ॒थि॒व्याः । अ॒भि । क्रत्वा॑ । नर्यः॑ । पौंस्यैः॑ । च॒ ॥
आ । मध्वः । अस्मै । असिचन् । अमत्रम् । इन्द्राय । पूर्णम् । सः । हि । सत्यराधाः । सः । ववृधे । वरिमन् । आ । पृथिव्याः । अभि । क्रत्वा । नर्यः । पौंस्यैः । च ॥
ā | madhvaḥ | asmai | asican | amatram | indrāya | pūrṇam | saḥ | hi | satya-rādhāḥ | saḥ | vavṛdhe | variman | ā | pṛthivyāḥ | abhi | kratvā | naryaḥ | paiṃsyaiḥ | ca

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.29.7 English analysis of grammar]

ā

[adverb]

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

madhvo < madhvaḥ < madhu

[noun], genitive, singular, neuter

“honey; alcohol; sweet; nectar; madhu [word].”

asmā < asmai < idam

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”

asicann < asican < sic

[verb], plural, Thematic aorist (Ind.)

“submerge; sprinkle; pour; wet; decant; impregnate.”

amatram < amatra

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“vessel.”

indrāya < indra

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

pūrṇaṃ < pūrṇam < pṛ

[verb noun], accusative, singular

“fill; elapse; pull back; fill; satisfy; bestow; meet; stuff; load; mix; complete.”

sa < 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.”

hi

[adverb]

“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”

satyarādhāḥ < satya

[noun]

“true; real; real; faithful; good.”

satyarādhāḥ < rādhāḥ < rādhas

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“gift; munificence; liberality; bounty.”

sa < 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.”

vāvṛdhe < vṛdh

[verb], dual, Perfect indicative

“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”

varimann < variman

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“width; size.”

ā

[adverb]

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

pṛthivyā < pṛthivyāḥ < pṛthivī

[noun], genitive, singular, feminine

“Earth; pṛthivī; floor; Earth; earth; pṛthivī [word]; land.”

abhi

[adverb]

“towards; on.”

kratvā < kratu

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”

naryaḥ < narya

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“manly; heroic; powerful; male; human.”

pauṃsyaiś < pauṃsyaiḥ < pauṃsya

[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter

“manfulness; deed; army; strength.”

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

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