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 8.46.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वां हि स॒त्यम॑द्रिवो वि॒द्म दा॒तार॑मि॒षाम् । वि॒द्म दा॒तारं॑ रयी॒णाम् ॥
त्वां हि सत्यमद्रिवो विद्म दातारमिषाम् । विद्म दातारं रयीणाम् ॥
tvāṃ hi satyam adrivo vidma dātāram iṣām | vidma dātāraṃ rayīṇām ||
English translation:
“You, thunderer, we verily know to be giver of food, you we know to be the give of riches.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vaśo'śvyaḥ [vaśa aśvya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): virāḍgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वाम् । हि । स॒त्यम् । अ॒द्रि॒ऽवः॒ । वि॒द्म । दा॒तार॑म् । इ॒षाम् । वि॒द्म । दा॒तार॑म् । र॒यी॒णाम् ॥
त्वाम् । हि । सत्यम् । अद्रिवः । विद्म । दातारम् । इषाम् । विद्म । दातारम् । रयीणाम् ॥
tvām | hi | satyam | adri-vaḥ | vidma | dātāram | iṣām | vidma | dātāram | rayīṇām
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.46.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“true; real; real; faithful; good.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“rocky; petrous.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“giving; big.”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“refreshment; enjoyment; stores.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“giving; big.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“wealth; property.”