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 8.23.21
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यो अ॑स्मै ह॒व्यदा॑तिभि॒राहु॑तिं॒ मर्तोऽवि॑धत् । भूरि॒ पोषं॒ स ध॑त्ते वी॒रव॒द्यश॑: ॥
यो अस्मै हव्यदातिभिराहुतिं मर्तोऽविधत् । भूरि पोषं स धत्ते वीरवद्यशः ॥
yo asmai havyadātibhir āhutim marto 'vidhat | bhūri poṣaṃ sa dhatte vīravad yaśaḥ ||
English translation:
“The man who by the (holy) presenters of oblations makes offerings to him, receives (from Agni) amplenourishment, with male progeny, and fame.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): viśvamanā vaiyaśvaḥ [viśvamanā vaiyaśva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛduṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यः । अ॒स्मै॒ । ह॒व्यदा॑तिऽभिः । आऽहु॑तिम् । मर्तः॑ । अवि॑धत् । भूरि॑ । पोष॑म् । सः । ध॒त्ते॒ । वी॒रऽव॑त् । यशः॑ ॥
यः । अस्मै । हव्यदातिभिः । आहुतिम् । मर्तः । अविधत् । भूरि । पोषम् । सः । धत्ते । वीरवत् । यशः ॥
yaḥ | asmai | havyadāti-bhiḥ | āhutim | martaḥ | avidhat | bhūri | poṣam | saḥ | dhatte | vīra-vat | yaśaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.23.21 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], neuter
“Havya; offering; havya [word].”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“āhuti; offering.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“man.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“worship; offer.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“much; many; much(a); abundant; rich; mighty; distinguished.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“prosperity; poṣa [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“rich in men.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“fame; Yaśas.”