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 3.29.15
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒मि॒त्रा॒युधो॑ म॒रुता॑मिव प्र॒याः प्र॑थम॒जा ब्रह्म॑णो॒ विश्व॒मिद्वि॑दुः । द्यु॒म्नव॒द्ब्रह्म॑ कुशि॒कास॒ एरि॑र॒ एक॑एको॒ दमे॑ अ॒ग्निं समी॑धिरे ॥
अमित्रायुधो मरुतामिव प्रयाः प्रथमजा ब्रह्मणो विश्वमिद्विदुः । द्युम्नवद्ब्रह्म कुशिकास एरिर एकएको दमे अग्निं समीधिरे ॥
amitrāyudho marutām iva prayāḥ prathamajā brahmaṇo viśvam id viduḥ | dyumnavad brahma kuśikāsa erira eka-eko dame agniṃ sam īdhire ||
English translation:
“The Kuśikas, the first-born of Brahmā, armed against enemies like the energies of the Maruts, comprehend the universe; they have uttered the prayer accompanied by the oblation; they have one by one lighted Agni in this dwelling.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gopavana ātreyaḥ saptavadhrirvā [gopavana ātreya saptavadhrirvā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): jagatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒मि॒त्र॒ऽयुधः॑ । म॒रुता॑म्ऽइव । प्र॒ऽयाः । प्र॒थ॒म॒ऽजाः । ब्रह्म॑णः । विश्व॑म् । इत् । वि॒दुः॒ । द्यु॒म्नऽव॑त् । ब्रह्म॑ । कु॒शि॒कासः॑ । आ । ई॒रि॒रे॒ । एकः॑ऽएकः । दमे॑ । अ॒ग्निम् । सम् । ई॒धि॒रे॒ ॥
अमित्रयुधः । मरुताम्इव । प्रयाः । प्रथमजाः । ब्रह्मणः । विश्वम् । इत् । विदुः । द्युम्नवत् । ब्रह्म । कुशिकासः । आ । ईरिरे । एकःएकः । दमे । अग्निम् । सम् । ईधिरे ॥
amitra-yudhaḥ | marutām-iva | pra-yāḥ | prathama-jāḥ | brahmaṇaḥ | viśvam | it | viduḥ | dyumna-vat | brahma | kuśikāsaḥ | ā | īrire | ekaḥ-ekaḥ | dame | agn im | sam | īdhire
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 3.29.15 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“Marut; vāta; wind; Vayu.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“onset; motion.”
[noun]
“first; prathama [word]; third; young; chief(a); best; antecedent.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“born.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“brahman; mantra; prayer; spell; Veda; Brahmin; sacred text; final emancipation; hymn; brahman [word]; Brāhmaṇa; study.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“brahman; mantra; prayer; spell; Veda; Brahmin; sacred text; final emancipation; hymn; brahman [word]; Brāhmaṇa; study.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Kuśika; Vatica robusta.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“dwelling; home.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“kindle; ignite; set ablaze.”