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 3.26.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्रि॒भिः प॒वित्रै॒रपु॑पो॒द्ध्य१॒॑र्कं हृ॒दा म॒तिं ज्योति॒रनु॑ प्रजा॒नन् । वर्षि॑ष्ठं॒ रत्न॑मकृत स्व॒धाभि॒रादिद्द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी पर्य॑पश्यत् ॥
त्रिभिः पवित्रैरपुपोद्ध्यर्कं हृदा मतिं ज्योतिरनु प्रजानन् । वर्षिष्ठं रत्नमकृत स्वधाभिरादिद्द्यावापृथिवी पर्यपश्यत् ॥
tribhiḥ pavitrair apupod dhy arkaṃ hṛdā matiṃ jyotir anu prajānan | varṣiṣṭhaṃ ratnam akṛta svadhābhir ād id dyāvāpṛthivī pary apaśyat ||
English translation:
“Agni, thoroughly comprehending the light that is to be understod by the heart, has purified himself (by the three) purifying (forms); he has made himself most excellent treasure by (these) self-manifestations, and has thence contemplated heaven and earth.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Having by self-contemplation recognized his identity with the three manifestations, Agni, Vāyu and Āditya, he comes to know his identity with the universe, as by the text, ātmani vijñāte sarvam idam vijñātam bhavati, the self being known, all this (universe) is known
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gopavana ātreyaḥ saptavadhrirvā [gopavana ātreya saptavadhrirvā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agnirātmā vā ;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्रि॒ऽभिः । प॒वित्रैः॑ । अपु॑पोत् । हि । अ॒र्कम् । हृ॒दा । म॒तिम् । ज्योतिः॑ । अनु॑ । प्र॒ऽजा॒नन् । वर्षि॑ष्ठम् । रत्न॑म् । अ॒कृ॒त॒ । स्व॒धाभिः॑ । आत् । इत् । द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी इति॑ । परि॑ । अ॒प॒श्य॒त् ॥
त्रिभिः । पवित्रैः । अपुपोत् । हि । अर्कम् । हृदा । मतिम् । ज्योतिः । अनु । प्रजानन् । वर्षिष्ठम् । रत्नम् । अकृत । स्वधाभिः । आत् । इत् । द्यावापृथिवी इति । परि । अपश्यत् ॥
tri-bhiḥ | pavitraiḥ | apupot | hi | arkam | hṛdā | matim | jyotiḥ | anu | pra-jānan | varṣiṣṭham | ratnam | akṛta | svadhābhiḥ | āt | it | dyāvāpṛthivī iti | pari | apaśyat
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 3.26.8 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“three; tri/tisṛ [word].”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“strainer.”
[verb], singular, Plusquamperfect
“purify; filter; blow; purify; purge; sift.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sun; copper; Surya; hymn; twelve; fire; beam.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“heart; heart; mind; breast; hṛd [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“light; star; luminosity; fire; jyotis [word]; digestion; planet; light; sunlight.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“know; perceive; understand; detect.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“highest.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“jewel; wealth; best; treasure; vajra; property; jewel; ruby; jewelry.”
[verb], singular, Root aorist (Ind.)
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“free will; offering; libation; nature; svadhā [word]; comfort; power.”
[adverb]
“then.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], accusative, dual, feminine
“heaven and earth; dyāvāpṛthivī [word].”
[adverb]
“from; about; around.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“see; view; watch; meet; observe; think of; look; examine; behold; visit; understand.”