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 1.79.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ नो॑ अग्ने र॒यिं भ॑र सत्रा॒साहं॒ वरे॑ण्यम् । विश्वा॑सु पृ॒त्सु दु॒ष्टर॑म् ॥
आ नो अग्ने रयिं भर सत्रासाहं वरेण्यम् । विश्वासु पृत्सु दुष्टरम् ॥
ā no agne rayim bhara satrāsāhaṃ vareṇyam | viśvāsu pṛtsu duṣṭaram ||
English translation:
“Grant us, Agni, riches that dispel poverty that are desirable (to all), and cannot be taken (from us) in all encounters (with our foes).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gotamo rāhūgaṇaḥ [gotama rāhūgaṇa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ । नः॒ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । र॒यिम् । भ॒र॒ । स॒त्रा॒ऽसह॑म् । वरे॑ण्यम् । विश्वा॑सु । पृ॒त्ऽसु । दु॒स्तर॑म् ॥
आ । नः । अग्ने । रयिम् । भर । सत्रासहम् । वरेण्यम् । विश्वासु । पृत्सु । दुस्तरम् ॥
ā | naḥ | agne | rayim | bhara | satrāsaham | vareṇyam | viśvāsu | pṛt-su | dustaram
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.79.8 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“wealth; property.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“bring; hold; fill; support; wear; possess; carry; nourish; keep; hire; have; satiate; follow; bear.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“excellent; desirable.”
[noun], locative, plural, feminine
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], locative, plural, feminine
“battle.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“incomparable; irresistible; unbearable; unconquerable.”