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 1.75.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अथा॑ ते अङ्गिरस्त॒माग्ने॑ वेधस्तम प्रि॒यम् । वो॒चेम॒ ब्रह्म॑ सान॒सि ॥
अथा ते अङ्गिरस्तमाग्ने वेधस्तम प्रियम् । वोचेम ब्रह्म सानसि ॥
athā te aṅgirastamāgne vedhastama priyam | vocema brahma sānasi ||
English translation:
“And then, most wise Agni, chief of the Aṅgiras, may we address (to you) an acceptable and gratifying prayer.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gotamo rāhūgaṇaḥ [gotama rāhūgaṇa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अथ॑ । ते॒ । अ॒ङ्गि॒रः॒ऽत॒म॒ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । वे॒धः॒ऽत॒म॒ । प्रि॒यम् । वो॒चेम॑ । ब्रह्म॑ । सा॒न॒सि ॥
अथ । ते । अङ्गिरःतम । अग्ने । वेधःतम । प्रियम् । वोचेम । ब्रह्म । सानसि ॥
atha | te | aṅgiraḥ-tama | agne | vedhaḥ-tama | priyam | vocema | brahma | sānasi
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.75.2 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“now; then; furthermore; now; then.”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[verb], plural, Aorist optative
“say; describe; name; tell; address; enumerate; call; state; teach; explain; say; declare; speak; define; declare; order; address; recommend; answer; deem; recite; approve; proclaim; indicate; determine; mention; designate.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“brahman; mantra; prayer; spell; Veda; Brahmin; sacred text; final emancipation; hymn; brahman [word]; Brāhmaṇa; study.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“victorious.”