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 8.48.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒ग्निं न मा॑ मथि॒तं सं दि॑दीप॒: प्र च॑क्षय कृणु॒हि वस्य॑सो नः । अथा॒ हि ते॒ मद॒ आ सो॑म॒ मन्ये॑ रे॒वाँ इ॑व॒ प्र च॑रा पु॒ष्टिमच्छ॑ ॥
अग्निं न मा मथितं सं दिदीपः प्र चक्षय कृणुहि वस्यसो नः । अथा हि ते मद आ सोम मन्ये रेवाँ इव प्र चरा पुष्टिमच्छ ॥
agniṃ na mā mathitaṃ saṃ didīpaḥ pra cakṣaya kṛṇuhi vasyaso naḥ | athā hi te mada ā soma manye revām̐ iva pra carā puṣṭim accha ||
English translation:
“Soma, kindle me like the fire ignited by attrition, brighten (our eyes) and make us rich; I praise you nowfor exhilaration; come now, full of wealth, to nourish us.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): pragāthaḥ kāṇvaḥ [pragātha kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): somaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒ग्निम् । न । मा॒ । म॒थि॒तम् । सम् । दि॒दी॒पः॒ । प्र । च॒क्ष॒य॒ । कृ॒णु॒हि । वस्य॑सः । नः॒ । अथ॑ । हि । ते॒ । मदे॑ । आ । सो॒म॒ । मन्ये॑ । रे॒वान्ऽइ॑व । प्र । च॒र॒ । पु॒ष्टिम् । अच्छ॑ ॥
अग्निम् । न । मा । मथितम् । सम् । दिदीपः । प्र । चक्षय । कृणुहि । वस्यसः । नः । अथ । हि । ते । मदे । आ । सोम । मन्ये । रेवान्इव । प्र । चर । पुष्टिम् । अच्छ ॥
agnim | na | mā | mathitam | sam | didīpaḥ | pra | cakṣaya | kṛṇuhi | vasyasaḥ | naḥ | atha | hi | te | made | ā | soma | manye | revān-iva | pra | cara | puṣṭim | accha
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.48.6 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular
“I; mine.”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“churn; knead; trample; full; stir; crush.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“blaze; shine; stimulate; burn; blaze; flare; glow.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“better; rich.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“now; then; furthermore; now; then.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“drunkenness; mada; estrus; excitement; sexual arousal; alcohol; musth; mad; mada; ecstasy; pride; drink; joy; arrogance; vivification.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Soma; moon; soma [word]; Candra.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“think of; name; believe; teach; honor; deem; recommend; approve; think; define; call; respect; believe; enumerate; understand; see; describe.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“abundant; rich; affluent; brilliant; brilliant.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“car; wander; perform; travel; bore; produce; make; dwell; dig; act; observe; enter (a state); observe; cause; crop; behave; practice; heed; process; administer.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“prosperity; growth; increase; puṣṭi; luxury; wealth; comfort; increase; corpulence.”
[adverb]
“towards; accha [prefix].”