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 1.26.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स्व॒ग्नयो॒ हि वार्यं॑ दे॒वासो॑ दधि॒रे च॑ नः । स्व॒ग्नयो॑ मनामहे ॥
स्वग्नयो हि वार्यं देवासो दधिरे च नः । स्वग्नयो मनामहे ॥
svagnayo hi vāryaṃ devāso dadhire ca naḥ | svagnayo manāmahe ||
English translation:
“As the brilliant (priests), possessed of holy fires, have taken charge of our oblations, so we, with holy fires, pray to you.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śunaḥśepa ājīgartiḥ [śunaśepa ājīgarti];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): ārcyuṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सु॒ऽअ॒ग्नयः॑ । हि । वार्य॑म् । दे॒वासः॑ । द॒धि॒रे । च॒ । नः॒ । सु॒ऽअ॒ग्नयः॑ । म॒ना॒म॒हे॒ ॥
सुअग्नयः । हि । वार्यम् । देवासः । दधिरे । च । नः । सुअग्नयः । मनामहे ॥
su-agnayaḥ | hi | vāryam | devāsaḥ | dadhire | ca | naḥ | su-agnayaḥ | manāmahe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.26.8 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“wealth.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], dative, plural
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[verb], plural, Aorist conj./subj.
“think of; name; believe; teach; honor; deem; recommend; approve; think; define; call; respect; believe; enumerate; understand; see; describe.”