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 1.36.6

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्वे इद॑ग्ने सु॒भगे॑ यविष्ठ्य॒ विश्व॒मा हू॑यते ह॒विः । स त्वं नो॑ अ॒द्य सु॒मना॑ उ॒ताप॒रं यक्षि॑ दे॒वान्त्सु॒वीर्या॑ ॥
त्वे इदग्ने सुभगे यविष्ठ्य विश्वमा हूयते हविः । स त्वं नो अद्य सुमना उतापरं यक्षि देवान्त्सुवीर्या ॥
tve id agne subhage yaviṣṭhya viśvam ā hūyate haviḥ | sa tvaṃ no adya sumanā utāparaṃ yakṣi devān suvīryā ||

English translation:

“Youthful and auspicious Agni, whatever oblation may be presented to you, do you, well disposed towards us; either now or at any other time, convey it to the powerful gods.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): kaṇvo ghauraḥ [kaṇva ghaura];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): bhurigbṛhatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्वे । इत् । अ॒ग्ने॒ । सु॒भगे॑ । य॒वि॒ष्ठ्य॒ । विश्व॑म् । आ । हू॒य॒ते॒ । ह॒विः । सः । त्वम् । नः॒ । अ॒द्य । सु॒ऽमनाः॑ । उ॒त । अ॒प॒रम् । यक्षि॑ । दे॒वान् । सु॒ऽवीर्या॑ ॥
त्वे । इत् । अग्ने । सुभगे । यविष्ठ्य । विश्वम् । आ । हूयते । हविः । सः । त्वम् । नः । अद्य । सुमनाः । उत । अपरम् । यक्षि । देवान् । सुवीर्या ॥
tve | it | agne | subhage | yaviṣṭhya | viśvam | ā | hūyate | haviḥ | saḥ | tvam | naḥ | adya | su-manāḥ | uta | aparam | yakṣi | devān | su-vīryā

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 1.36.6 English analysis of grammar]

tve < tvad

[noun], locative, singular

“you.”

id

[adverb]

“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”

agne < agni

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”

subhage < subhaga

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“beautiful; auspicious; beloved; fine-looking; fortunate; subhaga [word]; charming; pleasing; lucky.”

yaviṣṭhya

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“youngest.”

viśvam < viśva

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

hūyate < hu

[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr¦s. Passiv

“sacrifice; offer; pour; worship.”

haviḥ < havis

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“Havya; offering; ghee; havis [word].”

sa < tad

[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.”

tvaṃ < tvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, singular

“you.”

no < naḥ < mad

[noun], dative, plural

“I; mine.”

adya

[adverb]

“now; today; then; nowadays; adya [word].”

sumanā < sumanāḥ < sumanas

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“benevolent; cheerful; happy; satisfied.”

utāparaṃ < uta

[adverb]

“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”

utāparaṃ < aparam < apara

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“other; another(a); following; western; future; apara [word]; elder; remaining; some(a); later(a); back(a).”

yakṣi < yaj

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“sacrifice; worship; worship.”

devān < deva

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

suvīryā < su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

suvīryā < vīryā < vīrya

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”

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