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 3.27.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वा॒जी वाजे॑षु धीयतेऽध्व॒रेषु॒ प्र णी॑यते । विप्रो॑ य॒ज्ञस्य॒ साध॑नः ॥
वाजी वाजेषु धीयतेऽध्वरेषु प्र णीयते । विप्रो यज्ञस्य साधनः ॥
vājī vājeṣu dhīyate 'dhvareṣu pra ṇīyate | vipro yajñasya sādhanaḥ ||
English translation:
“The mighty Agni is plural ced (foremost by the gods) in battle; he is brought forward reverently at holy rites; for he is the sage fulfiller of the sacrifice. ”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): viśvāmitraḥ [viśvāmitra];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
वा॒जी । वाजे॑षु । धी॒य॒ते॒ । अ॒ध्व॒रेषु॑ । प्र । नी॒य॒ते॒ । विप्रः॑ । य॒ज्ञस्य॑ । साध॑नः ॥
वाजी । वाजेषु । धीयते । अध्वरेषु । प्र । नीयते । विप्रः । यज्ञस्य । साधनः ॥
vājī | vājeṣu | dhīyate | adhvareṣu | pra | nīyate | vipraḥ | yajñasya | sādhanaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 3.27.8 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“horse; bird; seven; hero; achiever; aphrodisiac.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“prize; Vāja; reward; reward; Ribhus; vigor; strength; contest.”
[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr￤s. Passiv
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“yajña; ceremony; adhvara [word].”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr￤s. Passiv
“bring; lead; spend; decant; enter (a state); remove; take out; take away; enforce; marry; carry; fill into; bring; learn; go out; add.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“eloquent; stimulated; divine.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“effective; performing.”