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 1.74.6

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ च॒ वहा॑सि॒ ताँ इ॒ह दे॒वाँ उप॒ प्रश॑स्तये । ह॒व्या सु॑श्चन्द्र वी॒तये॑ ॥
आ च वहासि ताँ इह देवाँ उप प्रशस्तये । हव्या सुश्चन्द्र वीतये ॥
ā ca vahāsi tām̐ iha devām̐ upa praśastaye | havyā suścandra vītaye ||

English translation:

“Bring hither, radiant Agni, the gods, to (receive) our praise and our oblations for their food.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gotamo rāhūgaṇaḥ [gotama rāhūgaṇa];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आ । च॒ । वहा॑सि । तान् । इ॒ह । दे॒वान् । उप॑ । प्रऽश॑स्तये । ह॒व्या । सु॒ऽच॒न्द्र॒ । वी॒तये॑ ॥
आ । च । वहासि । तान् । इह । देवान् । उप । प्रशस्तये । हव्या । सुचन्द्र । वीतये ॥
ā | ca | vahāsi | tān | iha | devān | upa | pra-śastaye | havyā | su-candra | vītaye

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.74.6 English analysis of grammar]

ā

[adverb]

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

ca

[adverb]

“and; besides; then; now; even.”

vahāsi < vah

[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)

“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”

tāṃ < tad

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

iha

[adverb]

“here; now; in this world; now; below; there; here; just.”

devāṃ < deva

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

upa

[adverb]

“towards; on; next.”

praśastaye < praśasti

[noun], dative, singular, feminine

“announcement; praise; respect.”

havyā < havya

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“Havya; offering; havya [word].”

suścandra < su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

suścandra < ścandra

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“shining; glistening; brilliant.”

vītaye <

[verb noun]

“approach; ask; desire; go; drive.”

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