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 10.104.1

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

असा॑वि॒ सोम॑: पुरुहूत॒ तुभ्यं॒ हरि॑भ्यां य॒ज्ञमुप॑ याहि॒ तूय॑म् । तुभ्यं॒ गिरो॒ विप्र॑वीरा इया॒ना द॑धन्वि॒र इ॑न्द्र॒ पिबा॑ सु॒तस्य॑ ॥
असावि सोमः पुरुहूत तुभ्यं हरिभ्यां यज्ञमुप याहि तूयम् । तुभ्यं गिरो विप्रवीरा इयाना दधन्विर इन्द्र पिबा सुतस्य ॥
asāvi somaḥ puruhūta tubhyaṃ haribhyāṃ yajñam upa yāhi tūyam | tubhyaṃ giro vipravīrā iyānā dadhanvira indra pibā sutasya ||

English translation:

“The Soma has been effused for you, (Indra), the invoked of many, come quickly to the sacrifice withyour two bay horses; our praises recited by the wise, moving quickly, are addressed to you; drink, Indra, of thelibation.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): aṣṭako vaiśvāmitraḥ [aṣṭaka vaiśvāmitra];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

असा॑वि । सोमः॑ । पु॒रु॒ऽहू॒त॒ । तुभ्य॑म् । हरि॑ऽभ्याम् । य॒ज्ञम् । उप॑ । या॒हि॒ । तूय॑म् । तुभ्य॑म् । गिरः॑ । विप्र॑ऽवीराः । इ॒या॒नाः । द॒ध॒न्वि॒रे । इ॒न्द्र॒ । पिब॑ । सु॒तस्य॑ ॥
असावि । सोमः । पुरुहूत । तुभ्यम् । हरिभ्याम् । यज्ञम् । उप । याहि । तूयम् । तुभ्यम् । गिरः । विप्रवीराः । इयानाः । दधन्विरे । इन्द्र । पिब । सुतस्य ॥
asāvi | somaḥ | puru-hūta | tubhyam | hari-bhyām | yajñam | upa | yāhi | tūyam | tubhyam | giraḥ | vipra-vīrāḥ | iyānāḥ | dadhanvire | indra | piba | sutasya

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.104.1 English analysis of grammar]

asāvi < su

[verb], singular, Aorist passive

“press out; su.”

somaḥ < soma

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”

puruhūta

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Indra; Vishnu.”

tubhyaṃ < tubhyam < tvad

[noun], dative, singular

“you.”

haribhyāṃ < haribhyām < hari

[noun], instrumental, dual, masculine

“Vishnu; monkey; Krishna; horse; lion; Indra; Hari; Surya; Hari; haritāla; Hari; snake; frog.”

yajñam < yajña

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”

upa

[adverb]

“towards; on; next.”

yāhi <

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”

tūyam < tūya

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“quick; fast; potent.”

tubhyaṃ < tubhyam < tvad

[noun], dative, singular

“you.”

giro < giraḥ < gir

[noun], nominative, plural, feminine

“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”

vipravīrā < vipra

[noun], masculine

“Brahmin; poet; singer; priest; guru; Vipra.”

vipravīrā < vīrāḥ < vīra

[noun], nominative, plural, feminine

“hero; man; Vīra; vīra; vīra [word]; Vīra.”

iyānā < iyānāḥ < i

[verb noun], nominative, plural

“go; travel; enter (a state); return; walk; continue; reach; ask.”

dadhanvira < dadhanvire < dhanv

[verb], plural, Perfect indicative

“run.”

indra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

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

pibā < piba <

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“drink; gulp; soak; drink; suck; inhale.”

sutasya < suta

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“Soma.”

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