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 4.4.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सेद॑ग्ने अस्तु सु॒भग॑: सु॒दानु॒र्यस्त्वा॒ नित्ये॑न ह॒विषा॒ य उ॒क्थैः । पिप्री॑षति॒ स्व आयु॑षि दुरो॒णे विश्वेद॑स्मै सु॒दिना॒ सास॑दि॒ष्टिः ॥
सेदग्ने अस्तु सुभगः सुदानुर्यस्त्वा नित्येन हविषा य उक्थैः । पिप्रीषति स्व आयुषि दुरोणे विश्वेदस्मै सुदिना सासदिष्टिः ॥
sed agne astu subhagaḥ sudānur yas tvā nityena haviṣā ya ukthaiḥ | piprīṣati sva āyuṣi duroṇe viśved asmai sudinā sāsad iṣṭiḥ ||
English translation:
“May the liberal man ever be prosperous who propitiate you with constant oblations and praises; may all the days in his arduous life be prosperous, and may this (his) sacrifice be (productive of reward).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): rakṣohā'gniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सः । इत् । अ॒ग्ने॒ । अ॒स्तु॒ । सु॒ऽभगः॑ । सु॒ऽदानुः॑ । यः । त्वा॒ । नित्ये॑न । ह॒विषा॑ । यः । उ॒क्थैः । पिप्री॑षति । स्वे । आयु॑षि । दु॒रो॒णे । विश्वा॑ । इत् । अ॒स्मै॒ । सु॒ऽदिना॑ । सा । अ॒स॒त् । इ॒ष्टिः ॥
सः । इत् । अग्ने । अस्तु । सुभगः । सुदानुः । यः । त्वा । नित्येन । हविषा । यः । उक्थैः । पिप्रीषति । स्वे । आयुषि । दुरोणे । विश्वा । इत् । अस्मै । सुदिना । सा । असत् । इष्टिः ॥
saḥ | it | agne | astu | su-bhagaḥ | su-dānuḥ | yaḥ | tvā | nityena | haviṣā | yaḥ | ukthaiḥ | piprīṣati | sve | āyuṣi | duroṇe | viśvā | it | asmai | su-dinā | sā | asat | iṣṭiḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.4.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“beautiful; auspicious; beloved; fine-looking; fortunate; subhaga [word]; charming; pleasing; lucky.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“big; lavish.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“continuous; own(a); changeless; everlasting; continual; devoted(p); permanent; obligatory; continuing; indispensable; native; addicted; connatural; necessary; durable; ageless; invariable; biological.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“Havya; offering; ghee; havis [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“hymn; praise; uktha [word]; encomium.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“own(a); respective(a); akin(p); sva [word]; individual; present(a); independent.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“life; longevity; āyus; life; āyus [word]; Āyus.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“home; dwelling.”
[noun], nominative, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], nominative, plural, neuter
“day; day; day of the week; one.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“seeking.”