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 1.83.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आदङ्गि॑राः प्रथ॒मं द॑धिरे॒ वय॑ इ॒द्धाग्न॑य॒: शम्या॒ ये सु॑कृ॒त्यया॑ । सर्वं॑ प॒णेः सम॑विन्दन्त॒ भोज॑न॒मश्वा॑वन्तं॒ गोम॑न्त॒मा प॒शुं नर॑: ॥
आदङ्गिराः प्रथमं दधिरे वय इद्धाग्नयः शम्या ये सुकृत्यया । सर्वं पणेः समविन्दन्त भोजनमश्वावन्तं गोमन्तमा पशुं नरः ॥
ād aṅgirāḥ prathamaṃ dadhire vaya iddhāgnayaḥ śamyā ye sukṛtyayā | sarvam paṇeḥ sam avindanta bhojanam aśvāvantaṃ gomantam ā paśuṃ naraḥ ||
English translation:
“The Aṅgirasas first prepared (for Indra) the sacrificial food, and then, with kindled fire, (worshipped him) with a most holy rite; they, the instrumental tutors (of the ceremony); acquired all the wealth of Paṇi, comprising horses, and cows, and (other) animals.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gotamo rāhūgaṇaḥ [gotama rāhūgaṇa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛjjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आत् । अङ्गि॑राः । प्र॒थ॒मम् । द॒धि॒रे॒ । वयः॑ । इ॒द्धऽअ॑ग्नयः । शम्या॑ । ये । सु॒ऽकृ॒त्यया॑ । सर्व॑म् । प॒णेः । सम् । अ॒वि॒न्द॒न्त॒ । भोज॑नम् । अश्व॑ऽवन्तम् । गोऽम॑न्तम् । आ । प॒शुम् । नरः॑ ॥
आत् । अङ्गिराः । प्रथमम् । दधिरे । वयः । इद्धअग्नयः । शम्या । ये । सुकृत्यया । सर्वम् । पणेः । सम् । अविन्दन्त । भोजनम् । अश्ववन्तम् । गोमन्तम् । आ । पशुम् । नरः ॥
āt | aṅgirāḥ | prathamam | dadhire | vayaḥ | iddha-agnayaḥ | śamyā | ye | su-kṛtyayā | sarvam | paṇeḥ | sam | avindanta | bhojanam | aśva-vantam | go--mantam | ā | paśum | naraḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.83.4 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“then.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Aṅgiras; Aṅgiras; Brahman; Atharva-Veda; aṅgiras [word]; Aṅgiras.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“first; prathama [word]; third; young; chief(a); best; antecedent.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“age; vigor; old age; strength; vayas [word]; aging; power; youth; food.”
[verb noun]
“kindle; ignite; set ablaze.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“Prosopis spicigera Linn.; śamī [word]; Acacia sundra; attempt; labor.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“magic; spirit; kṛtyā; Kṛtyā; witchcraft; act.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; sarva [word]; every(a); each(a); all; entire; sāṃnipātika; manifold; complete; all the(a); different; overall.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“niggard; paṇ.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[verb], plural, Imperfect
“find; detect; marry; get; think.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“food; eating; foodstuff; meal; property; sevana; enjoyment.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“rich in horses.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“rich in cattle; bovine.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“domestic animal; sacrificial animal; animal; cattle; Paśu; stupid; Paśu; herd; goat.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”