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 1.142.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ई॒ळि॒तो अ॑ग्न॒ आ व॒हेन्द्रं॑ चि॒त्रमि॒ह प्रि॒यम् । इ॒यं हि त्वा॑ म॒तिर्ममाच्छा॑ सुजिह्व व॒च्यते॑ ॥
ईळितो अग्न आ वहेन्द्रं चित्रमिह प्रियम् । इयं हि त्वा मतिर्ममाच्छा सुजिह्व वच्यते ॥
īḻito agna ā vahendraṃ citram iha priyam | iyaṃ hi tvā matir mamācchā sujihva vacyate ||
English translation:
“Agni, who are Iḷita, bring hither Indra, the wonderful, the beloved; this my praise is recited, bright-tongued, before you.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): dīrghatamā aucathyaḥ [dīrghatamas aucathya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): svarāḍanuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ई॒ळि॒तः । अ॒ग्ने॒ । आ । व॒ह॒ । इन्द्र॑म् । चि॒त्रम् । इ॒ह । प्रि॒यम् । इ॒यम् । हि । त्वा॒ । म॒तिः । मम॑ । अच्छ॑ । सु॒ऽजि॒ह्व॒ । व॒च्यते॑ ॥
ईळितः । अग्ने । आ । वह । इन्द्रम् । चित्रम् । इह । प्रियम् । इयम् । हि । त्वा । मतिः । मम । अच्छ । सुजिह्व । वच्यते ॥
īḷitaḥ | agne | ā | vaha | indram | citram | iha | priyam | iyam | hi | tvā | matiḥ | mama | accha | su-jihva | vacyate
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.142.4 English analysis of grammar]
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“praise; invite; raise.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“manifold; extraordinary; beautiful; divers(a); varicolored; bright; bright; bright; outstanding; agitated; aglitter(p); brilliant; painted; obvious; patched; bizarre.”
[adverb]
“here; now; in this world; now; below; there; here; just.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“I; mine.”
[adverb]
“towards; accha [prefix].”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“tongue; tongue; jihvā [word]; fire.”
[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr￤s. Passiv