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 2.2.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि त्वा॒ नक्ती॑रु॒षसो॑ ववाशि॒रेऽग्ने॑ व॒त्सं न स्वस॑रेषु धे॒नव॑: । दि॒व इ॒वेद॑र॒तिर्मानु॑षा यु॒गा क्षपो॑ भासि पुरुवार सं॒यत॑: ॥
अभि त्वा नक्तीरुषसो ववाशिरेऽग्ने वत्सं न स्वसरेषु धेनवः । दिव इवेदरतिर्मानुषा युगा क्षपो भासि पुरुवार संयतः ॥
abhi tvā naktīr uṣaso vavāśire 'gne vatsaṃ na svasareṣu dhenavaḥ | diva ived aratir mānuṣā yugā kṣapo bhāsi puruvāra saṃyataḥ ||
English translation:
“The mornings and evenings, Agni, are desirous (of worshipping) you, as cows in their stalls long for their calves; adored of many, you, self-controlled, are verily spread through the sky; you (are present at all) the sacred rites of men, and shine brightly by night.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍjagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒भि । त्वा॒ । नक्तीः॑ । उ॒षसः॑ । व॒वा॒शि॒रे॒ । अग्ने॑ । व॒त्सम् । न । स्वस॑रेषु । धे॒नवः॑ । दि॒वःऽइ॑व । इत् । अ॒र॒तिः । मानु॑षा । यु॒गा । आ । क्षपः॑ । भा॒सि॒ । पु॒रु॒ऽवा॒र॒ । स॒म्ऽयतः॑ ॥
अभि । त्वा । नक्तीः । उषसः । ववाशिरे । अग्ने । वत्सम् । न । स्वसरेषु । धेनवः । दिवःइव । इत् । अरतिः । मानुषा । युगा । आ । क्षपः । भासि । पुरुवार । सम्यतः ॥
abhi | tvā | naktīḥ | uṣasaḥ | vavāśire | agne | vatsam | na | svasareṣu | dhenavaḥ | divaḥ-iva | it | aratiḥ | mānuṣā | yugā | ā | kṣapaḥ | bhāsi | puru-vāra | sam-yataḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.2.2 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; on.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“Ushas; dawn; uṣas [word]; morning.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“bellow; howl; sing; moo; shout.”
[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
“calf; child; Vatsa; vatsa [word]; juvenile; Vatsa; Vatsa; Vatsa; son; male child.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], locative, plural, neuter
“pasture; stall.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“cow; dhenu [word]; milk.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“charioteer.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“human.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“Yuga; yoke; couple; coevals; generation; lustrum; two; pair; yuga [word]; Yuga; race.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“night.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“look; shine; show; look like; glitter; reflect.”
[noun]
“many; much(a); very.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“treasure; choice.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“control; curb; close; tie down; bottle up.”