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 7.3.10
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒ता नो॑ अग्ने॒ सौभ॑गा दिदी॒ह्यपि॒ क्रतुं॑ सु॒चेत॑सं वतेम । विश्वा॑ स्तो॒तृभ्यो॑ गृण॒ते च॑ सन्तु यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभि॒: सदा॑ नः ॥
एता नो अग्ने सौभगा दिदीह्यपि क्रतुं सुचेतसं वतेम । विश्वा स्तोतृभ्यो गृणते च सन्तु यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
etā no agne saubhagā didīhy api kratuṃ sucetasaṃ vatema | viśvā stotṛbhyo gṛṇate ca santu yūyam pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||
English translation:
“Illumine for us, Agni, these auspicious (riches); may we possess (a son) intelligent, the celebrator ofsacred rites; may all (good things) be your praisers, and to him who eulogizes (you); and do you ever cherish uswith blessings.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasiṣṭhaḥ [vasiṣṭha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒ता । नः॒ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । सौभ॑गा । दि॒दी॒हि॒ । अपि॑ । क्रतु॑म् । सु॒ऽचेत॑सम् । व॒ते॒म॒ । विश्वा॑ । स्तो॒तृऽभ्यः॑ । गृ॒ण॒ते । च॒ । स॒न्तु॒ । यू॒यम् । पा॒त॒ । स्व॒स्तिऽभिः॑ । सदा॑ । नः॒ ॥
एता । नः । अग्ने । सौभगा । दिदीहि । अपि । क्रतुम् । सुचेतसम् । वतेम । विश्वा । स्तोतृभ्यः । गृणते । च । सन्तु । यूयम् । पात । स्वस्तिभिः । सदा । नः ॥
etā | naḥ | agne | saubhagā | didīhi | api | kratum | su-cetasam | vatema | viśvā | stotṛ-bhyaḥ | gṛṇate | ca | santu | yūyam | pāta | svasti-bhiḥ | sadā | naḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 7.3.10 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); etad [word].”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“well-being.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“shine; glitter.”
[adverb]
“besides; even; surely; though; furthermore; among; contrastingly; assuredly.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“yajña; decision; plan; deliberation; intelligence; Kratu; will; kratu [word]; desire; resoluteness; ritual.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“mind; heart; consciousness; intelligence; purpose; cetas [word].”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“teach.”
[noun], nominative, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], dative, plural, masculine
“laudatory; worshiping.”
[verb noun], dative, singular
“praise.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], nominative, plural
“you.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“protect; govern.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“prosperity; well-being; fortune; benediction; svasti [word]; well; luck.”
[adverb]
“always; continually; always; perpetually.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”