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 1.73.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वि पृक्षो॑ अग्ने म॒घवा॑नो अश्यु॒र्वि सू॒रयो॒ दद॑तो॒ विश्व॒मायु॑: । स॒नेम॒ वाजं॑ समि॒थेष्व॒र्यो भा॒गं दे॒वेषु॒ श्रव॑से॒ दधा॑नाः ॥
वि पृक्षो अग्ने मघवानो अश्युर्वि सूरयो ददतो विश्वमायुः । सनेम वाजं समिथेष्वर्यो भागं देवेषु श्रवसे दधानाः ॥
vi pṛkṣo agne maghavāno aśyur vi sūrayo dadato viśvam āyuḥ | sanema vājaṃ samitheṣv aryo bhāgaṃ deveṣu śravase dadhānāḥ ||
English translation:
“May your opulent worshippers, Agni, obtain (abundant) food; may the learned (who praise you) and offer you (oblations), acquire long life; may we gain in battles booty from our foes, presenting their portion to the gods for (the acquisition of) renown.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): parāśaraḥ śāktaḥ [parāśara śākta];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वि । पृक्षः॑ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । म॒घऽवा॑नः । अश्युः॑ । वि । सू॒रयः॑ । दद॑तः । विश्व॑म् । आयुः॑ । स॒नेम॑ । वाज॑म् । स॒म्ऽइ॒थेषु॑ । अ॒र्यः । भा॒गम् । दे॒वेषु॑ । श्रव॑से । दधा॑नाः ॥
वि । पृक्षः । अग्ने । मघवानः । अश्युः । वि । सूरयः । ददतः । विश्वम् । आयुः । सनेम । वाजम् । सम्इथेषु । अर्यः । भागम् । देवेषु । श्रवसे । दधानाः ॥
vi | pṛkṣaḥ | agne | magha-vānaḥ | aśyuḥ | vi | sūrayaḥ | dadataḥ | viśvam | āyuḥ | sanema | vājam | sam-itheṣu | aryaḥ | bhāgam | deveṣu | śravase | dadhānāḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.73.5 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“food; refreshment; power.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“big.”
[verb], plural, Aorist optative
“get; reach; enter (a state).”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“patron.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“give; add; perform; put; administer; fill into; give; ignite; put on; offer; use; fuel; pour; grant; feed; teach; construct; insert; drip; wrap; pay; hand over; lend; inflict; concentrate; sacrifice; splint; poultice; create.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“life; longevity; āyus; life; āyus [word]; Āyus.”
[verb], plural, Aorist optative
“win; get; gain.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“battle; conflict.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“part; part; part; parcel; quarter; body part; location; region; allotment; part; numerator; division; application; function; outside; bhāga [word]; volume; helping.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“fame; glory; ear.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”