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 1.74.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यस्य॑ दू॒तो असि॒ क्षये॒ वेषि॑ ह॒व्यानि॑ वी॒तये॑ । द॒स्मत्कृ॒णोष्य॑ध्व॒रम् ॥
यस्य दूतो असि क्षये वेषि हव्यानि वीतये । दस्मत्कृणोष्यध्वरम् ॥
yasya dūto asi kṣaye veṣi havyāni vītaye | dasmat kṛṇoṣy adhvaram ||
English translation:
“(The sacrificer), in whose house you are the messenger of the gods, whose offering you convey for their food, and whose sacrifice you render acceptable.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gotamo rāhūgaṇaḥ [gotama rāhūgaṇa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यस्य॑ । दू॒तः॑ । असि॑ । क्षये॑ । वेषि॑ । ह॒व्यानि॑ । वी॒तये॑ । द॒स्मत् । कृ॒णोषि॑ । अ॒ध्व॒रम् ॥
यस्य । दूतः । असि । क्षये । वेषि । हव्यानि । वीतये । दस्मत् । कृणोषि । अध्वरम् ॥
yasya | dūtaḥ | asi | kṣaye | veṣi | havyāni | vītaye | dasmat | kṛṇoṣi | adhvaram
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.74.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“messenger; emissary; dūta [word].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“dwelling; house; kṣaya [word]; home; family.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“approach; ask; desire; go; drive.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“Havya; offering; havya [word].”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“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, singular, masculine
“yajña; ceremony; adhvara [word].”