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 8.29.10
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अर्च॑न्त॒ एके॒ महि॒ साम॑ मन्वत॒ तेन॒ सूर्य॑मरोचयन् ॥
अर्चन्त एके महि साम मन्वत तेन सूर्यमरोचयन् ॥
arcanta eke mahi sāma manvata tena sūryam arocayan ||
English translation:
“Some (the Atris) when worshipping, call to mind the great Sāman, wherewith they light up the suṇ”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Sāman = trivṛt, pañcadaśa etc.
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): manurvaivasvataḥ kaśyapo vā mārīcaḥ [manurvaivasvata kaśyapa vā mārīca];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): ārcīsvarāḍgāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अर्च॑न्तः । एके॑ । महि॑ । साम॑ । म॒न्व॒त॒ । तेन॑ । सूर्य॑म् । अ॒रो॒च॒य॒न् ॥
अर्चन्तः । एके । महि । साम । मन्वत । तेन । सूर्यम् । अरोचयन् ॥
arcantaḥ | eke | mahi | sāma | manvata | tena | sūryam | arocayan
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.29.10 English analysis of grammar]
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“sing; worship; honor; praise; welcome.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“great; firm.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“Sāman; Sama-Veda; song; sāman [word]; hymn.”
[verb], plural, Present injunctive
“think of; name; believe; teach; honor; deem; recommend; approve; think; define; call; respect; believe; enumerate; understand; see; describe.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“sun; Surya; sūrya [word]; right nostril; twelve; Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sūryakānta; sunlight; best.”
[verb], plural, Imperfect
“like; approve; like; simulate.”