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 1.23.24
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सं मा॑ग्ने॒ वर्च॑सा सृज॒ सं प्र॒जया॒ समायु॑षा । वि॒द्युर्मे॑ अस्य दे॒वा इन्द्रो॑ विद्यात्स॒ह ऋषि॑भिः ॥
सं माग्ने वर्चसा सृज सं प्रजया समायुषा । विद्युर्मे अस्य देवा इन्द्रो विद्यात्सह ऋषिभिः ॥
sam māgne varcasā sṛja sam prajayā sam āyuṣā | vidyur me asya devā indro vidyāt saha ṛṣibhiḥ ||
English translation:
“Agni, confer upon me vigour, progeny and life, so that the gods may know the (sacrifice) of this my (employer), and Indra with the Ṛṣis, may know it.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): medhātithiḥ kāṇvaḥ [medhātithi kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): anuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सम् । मा॒ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । वर्च॑सा । सृ॒ज॒ । सम् । प्र॒ऽजया॑ । सम् । आयु॑षा । वि॒द्युः । मे॒ । अ॒स्य॒ । दे॒वाः । इन्द्रः॑ । वि॒द्या॒त् । स॒ह । ऋषि॑ऽभिः ॥
सम् । मा । अग्ने । वर्चसा । सृज । सम् । प्रजया । सम् । आयुषा । विद्युः । मे । अस्य । देवाः । इन्द्रः । विद्यात् । सह । ऋषिभिः ॥
sam | mā | agne | varcasā | sṛja | sam | pra-jayā | sam | āyuṣā | vidyuḥ | me | asya | devāḥ | indraḥ | vidyāt | saha | ṛṣi-bhiḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.23.24 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“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], instrumental, singular, neuter
“shininess; vigor; fecal matter; glare; magnificence; energy; prestige; energy; glory; luster; light; varcas [word]; glory; body waste; droppings; color.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“create; shoot; discharge; free; cause; throw; emit; send; produce; use; be born; make.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“people; offspring; being; national; man; prajā [word]; creature; child; descendants; population; race; animal.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“life; longevity; āyus; life; āyus [word]; Āyus.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”
[noun], dative, singular
“I; mine.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[verb], singular, Present optative
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”
[adverb]
“together; together; with; jointly; together; saha [word]; along.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“Ṛṣi; spiritual teacher; ascetic; Mantra.”