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 2.9.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वं दू॒तस्त्वमु॑ नः पर॒स्पास्त्वं वस्य॒ आ वृ॑षभ प्रणे॒ता । अग्ने॑ तो॒कस्य॑ न॒स्तने॑ त॒नूना॒मप्र॑युच्छ॒न्दीद्य॑द्बोधि गो॒पाः ॥
त्वं दूतस्त्वमु नः परस्पास्त्वं वस्य आ वृषभ प्रणेता । अग्ने तोकस्य नस्तने तनूनामप्रयुच्छन्दीद्यद्बोधि गोपाः ॥
tvaṃ dūtas tvam u naḥ paraspās tvaṃ vasya ā vṛṣabha praṇetā | agne tokasya nas tane tanūnām aprayucchan dīdyad bodhi gopāḥ ||
English translation:
“Showerer (of benefits), Agni, be you our messenger (to the gods); our preserver from evil; the conveyer to us of wealth; the protector of our sons and grandsons, and of our person ns; understand (our prayer), ever heedful and resplendent.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): paṅktiḥ ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वम् । दू॒तः । त्वम् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । नः॒ । प॒रः॒ऽपाः । त्वम् । वस्यः॑ । आ । वृ॒ष॒भ॒ । प्र॒ऽने॒ता । अग्ने॑ । तो॒कस्य॑ । नः॒ । तने॑ । त॒नूना॑म् । अप्र॑ऽयुच्छन् । दीद्य॑त् । बो॒धि॒ । गो॒पाः ॥
त्वम् । दूतः । त्वम् । ऊँ इति । नः । परःपाः । त्वम् । वस्यः । आ । वृषभ । प्रनेता । अग्ने । तोकस्य । नः । तने । तनूनाम् । अप्रयुच्छन् । दीद्यत् । बोधि । गोपाः ॥
tvam | dūtaḥ | tvam | oṃ iti | naḥ | paraḥ-pāḥ | tvam | vasyaḥ | ā | vṛṣabha | pra-netā | agne | tokasya | naḥ | tane | tanūnām | apra-yucchan | dīdyat | bodhi | gopāḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.9.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“messenger; emissary; dūta [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“good fortune; well-being.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“bull; Vṛṣabha; Vṛṣabha; best.”
[verb], singular, periphrast. future
“enforce; lead; produce.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“offspring.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“continuity; sequence; longevity.”
[noun], genitive, plural, feminine
“body; embodiment; life; life; root; body; form.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“ceaseless; attentive.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“shine; glitter.”
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“become; be; originate; transform; happen; result; exist; be born; be; be; come to life; grow; elapse; come to mind; thrive; become; impend; show; conceive; understand; stand; constitute; serve; apply; behave.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“herder; defender.”