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 1.77.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒वाग्निर्गोत॑मेभिॠ॒तावा॒ विप्रे॑भिरस्तोष्ट जा॒तवे॑दाः । स ए॑षु द्यु॒म्नं पी॑पय॒त्स वाजं॒ स पु॒ष्टिं या॑ति॒ जोष॒मा चि॑कि॒त्वान् ॥
एवाग्निर्गोतमेभिॠतावा विप्रेभिरस्तोष्ट जातवेदाः । स एषु द्युम्नं पीपयत्स वाजं स पुष्टिं याति जोषमा चिकित्वान् ॥
evāgnir gotamebhir ṛtāvā viprebhir astoṣṭa jātavedāḥ | sa eṣu dyumnam pīpayat sa vājaṃ sa puṣṭiṃ yāti joṣam ā cikitvān ||
English translation:
“Thus has Agni, the celebrator of sacrifices, and by whom all things are known, been hymned by the pious descendant of Gotama; to them he has given the bright Soma to drink, along with the sacrificial food, and gratified by our devotion, he obtains nutriment (for himself).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gotamo rāhūgaṇaḥ [gotama rāhūgaṇa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ए॒व । अ॒ग्निः । गोत॑मेभिः । ऋ॒तऽवा॑ । विप्रे॑भिः । अ॒स्तो॒ष्ट॒ । जा॒तऽवे॑दाः । सः । ए॒षु॒ । द्यु॒म्नम् । पी॒प॒य॒त् । सः । वाज॑म् । सः । पु॒ष्टिम् । या॒ति॒ । जोष॑म् । आ । चि॒कि॒त्वान् ॥
एव । अग्निः । गोतमेभिः । ऋतवा । विप्रेभिः । अस्तोष्ट । जातवेदाः । सः । एषु । द्युम्नम् । पीपयत् । सः । वाजम् । सः । पुष्टिम् । याति । जोषम् । आ । चिकित्वान् ॥
eva | agniḥ | gotamebhiḥ | ṛta-vā | viprebhiḥ | astoṣṭa | jāta-vedāḥ | saḥ | eṣu | dyumnam | pīpayat | saḥ | vājam | saḥ | puṣṭim | yāti | joṣam | ā | cikitvān
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.77.5 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“indeed; merely; thus; even; surely; same; eva [word]; successively; immediately; in truth.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“Gotama; gotama [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“law-abiding; faithful; righteous.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine
“eloquent; stimulated; divine.”
[verb], singular, Athematic s aor. (Ind.)
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Agni; fire.”
[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.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“magnificence.”
[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (subj.)
“swell; abound; swell.”
[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.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[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.”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“prosperity; growth; increase; puṣṭi; luxury; wealth; comfort; increase; corpulence.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“notice; observe; attend to; intend.”