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 3.27.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ईळे॑ अ॒ग्निं वि॑प॒श्चितं॑ गि॒रा य॒ज्ञस्य॒ साध॑नम् । श्रु॒ष्टी॒वानं॑ धि॒तावा॑नम् ॥
ईळे अग्निं विपश्चितं गिरा यज्ञस्य साधनम् । श्रुष्टीवानं धितावानम् ॥
īḻe agniṃ vipaścitaṃ girā yajñasya sādhanam | śruṣṭīvānaṃ dhitāvānam ||
English translation:
“I worship with praise the wise Agni, the accomplisher of sacrifice, the possessor of happiness, the repository of wealth.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): viśvāmitraḥ [viśvāmitra];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ईळे॑ । अ॒ग्निम् । वि॒पः॒ऽचित॑म् । गि॒रा । य॒ज्ञस्य॑ । साध॑नम् । श्रु॒ष्टी॒ऽवान॑म् । धि॒तऽवा॑नम् ॥
ईळे । अग्निम् । विपःचितम् । गिरा । यज्ञस्य । साधनम् । श्रुष्टीवानम् । धितवानम् ॥
īḷe | agnim | vipaḥ-citam | girā | yajñasya | sādhanam | śruṣṭī-vānam | dhita-vānam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 3.27.2 English analysis of grammar]
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“praise; invite; raise.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“wise; expert.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“mountain; adri; rock; giri [word]; hill; śilājatu.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“effective; performing.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“obedient; heedful; attentive.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“lucrative.”