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 1.74.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वोतो॑ वा॒ज्यह्र॑यो॒ऽभि पूर्व॑स्मा॒दप॑रः । प्र दा॒श्वाँ अ॑ग्ने अस्थात् ॥
त्वोतो वाज्यह्रयोऽभि पूर्वस्मादपरः । प्र दाश्वाँ अग्ने अस्थात् ॥
tvoto vājy ahrayo 'bhi pūrvasmād aparaḥ | pra dāśvām̐ agne asthāt ||
English translation:
“He who was formerly subject to a superior, having been protected, Agni, by you, now stands in your presence as an offerer (of oblations) without bashfulness, and supplied with food.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gotamo rāhūgaṇaḥ [gotama rāhūgaṇa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): svarāḍarcīgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वाऽऊ॑तः । वा॒जी । अह्र॑यः । अ॒भि । पूर्व॑स्मात् । अप॑रः । प्र । दा॒श्वान् । अ॒ग्ने॒ । अ॒स्था॒त् ॥
त्वाऊतः । वाजी । अह्रयः । अभि । पूर्वस्मात् । अपरः । प्र । दाश्वान् । अग्ने । अस्थात् ॥
tvāūtaḥ | vājī | ahrayaḥ | abhi | pūrvasmāt | aparaḥ | pra | dāśvān | agne | asthāt
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.74.8 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“horse; bird; seven; hero; achiever; aphrodisiac.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], ablative, singular, masculine
“aforesaid(a); antecedent; previous(a); first; eastern; former(a); pūrva [word]; age-old; anterior; bygone; fore(a); predictive; firstborn; easterly; instrumental.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“other; another(a); following; western; future; apara [word]; elder; remaining; some(a); later(a); back(a).”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“sacrifice; give.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[verb], singular, Root aorist (Ind.)
“stay; stand; situate; exist; [in]; resist; endure; put; soak; be; stop; adhere; get stale; concentrate; grow; trust; wake; consociate; last; dwell; lie; stand; stop.”