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 8.100.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒यं त॑ एमि त॒न्वा॑ पु॒रस्ता॒द्विश्वे॑ दे॒वा अ॒भि मा॑ यन्ति प॒श्चात् । य॒दा मह्यं॒ दीध॑रो भा॒गमि॒न्द्रादिन्मया॑ कृणवो वी॒र्या॑णि ॥
अयं त एमि तन्वा पुरस्ताद्विश्वे देवा अभि मा यन्ति पश्चात् । यदा मह्यं दीधरो भागमिन्द्रादिन्मया कृणवो वीर्याणि ॥
ayaṃ ta emi tanvā purastād viśve devā abhi mā yanti paścāt | yadā mahyaṃ dīdharo bhāgam indrād in mayā kṛṇavo vīryāṇi ||
English translation:
“I here go before you with my son, the Viśve devās follow after me; if, Indra, you keep wealth for me,then put forth your strength on my side.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
I here go strength on my side: i.e., if you wish to give me the wealth ofmy enemies, come and help me to overcome them
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): nemo bhārgavaḥ [nema bhārgava];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): pādanicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒यम् । ते॒ । ए॒मि॒ । त॒न्वा॑ । पु॒रस्ता॑त् । विश्वे॑ । दे॒वाः । अ॒भि । मा॒ । य॒न्ति॒ । प॒श्चात् । य॒दा । मह्य॑म् । दीध॑रः । भा॒गम् । इ॒न्द्र॒ । आत् । इत् । मया॑ । कृ॒ण॒वः॒ । वी॒र्या॑णि ॥
अयम् । ते । एमि । तन्वा । पुरस्तात् । विश्वे । देवाः । अभि । मा । यन्ति । पश्चात् । यदा । मह्यम् । दीधरः । भागम् । इन्द्र । आत् । इत् । मया । कृणवः । वीर्याणि ॥
ayam | te | emi | tanvā | purastāt | viśve | devāḥ | abhi | mā | yanti | paścāt | yadā | mahyam | dīdharaḥ | bhāgam | indra | āt | it | mayā | kṛṇavaḥ | vīryāṇi
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.100.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“go; travel; enter (a state); return; walk; continue; reach; ask.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“body; self; own(a); person; form.”
[adverb]
“ahead; eastward; earlier; above; above.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“I; mine.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“go; travel; enter (a state); return; walk; continue; reach; ask.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; westward; paścāt [word]; after; back.”
[adverb]
“once [when]; if.”
[noun], dative, singular
“I; mine.”
[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“keep; put; hold; assume; wear; take; promise; stay; exist; hold; begin; dip.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“part; part; part; parcel; quarter; body part; location; region; allotment; part; numerator; division; application; function; outside; bhāga [word]; volume; helping.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[adverb]
“then.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], instrumental, singular
“I; mine.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”