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 1.142.11
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒व॒सृ॒जन्नुप॒ त्मना॑ दे॒वान्य॑क्षि वनस्पते । अ॒ग्निर्ह॒व्या सु॑षूदति दे॒वो दे॒वेषु॒ मेधि॑रः ॥
अवसृजन्नुप त्मना देवान्यक्षि वनस्पते । अग्निर्हव्या सुषूदति देवो देवेषु मेधिरः ॥
avasṛjann upa tmanā devān yakṣi vanaspate | agnir havyā suṣūdati devo deveṣu medhiraḥ ||
English translation:
“Vanaspati, here present of your own accord, convey our offerings to the gods; the divine and intelligent Agni accepts (the oblations) for the deities.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Vanaspati: the fire,or Agni of the sacrificial post, or yupa, from its being of timber
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): dīrghatamā aucathyaḥ [dīrghatamas aucathya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): vanaspatiḥ ;
Chandas (meter): anuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒व॒ऽसृ॒जन् । उप॑ । त्मना॑ । दे॒वान् । य॒क्षि॒ । व॒न॒स्प॒ते॒ । अ॒ग्निः । ह॒व्या । सु॒सू॒द॒ति॒ । दे॒वः । दे॒वेषु॑ । मेधि॑रः ॥
अवसृजन् । उप । त्मना । देवान् । यक्षि । वनस्पते । अग्निः । हव्या । सुसूदति । देवः । देवेषु । मेधिरः ॥
ava-sṛjan | upa | tmanā | devān | yakṣi | vanaspate | agniḥ | havyā | susūdat i | devaḥ | deveṣu | medhiraḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.142.11 English analysis of grammar]
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“free; shoot; ejaculate.”
[adverb]
“towards; on; next.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“self.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“sacrifice; worship; worship.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“tree; banyan; vanaspati [word]; vanaspativarga; vaṭādi.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“Havya; offering; havya [word].”
[verb], singular, Perfect conjunctive (subj.)
“sweeten; prepare.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“wise; intelligent.”