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 4.8.3

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

स वे॑द दे॒व आ॒नमं॑ दे॒वाँ ऋ॑ताय॒ते दमे॑ । दाति॑ प्रि॒याणि॑ चि॒द्वसु॑ ॥
स वेद देव आनमं देवाँ ऋतायते दमे । दाति प्रियाणि चिद्वसु ॥
sa veda deva ānamaṃ devām̐ ṛtāyate dame | dāti priyāṇi cid vasu ||

English translation:

“He, the divine (Agni), knows how the gods are to be reverenced; to the sincere (worshipper) in his dwelling he gives wealth that is desired.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

सः । वे॒द॒ । दे॒वः । आ॒ऽनम॑म् । दे॒वान् । ऋ॒त॒ऽय॒ते । दमे॑ । दाति॑ । प्रि॒याणि॑ । चि॒त् । वसु॑ ॥
सः । वेद । देवः । आनमम् । देवान् । ऋतयते । दमे । दाति । प्रियाणि । चित् । वसु ॥
saḥ | veda | devaḥ | ānamam | devān | ṛta-yate | dame | dāti | priyāṇi | cit | vasu

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 4.8.3 English analysis of grammar]

sa < tad

[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.”

veda < vid

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”

deva < devaḥ < deva

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

ānamaṃ < ānamam < ānam < √nam

[verb noun]

“bend; bow; crouch; bend.”

devāṃ < deva

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

ṛtāyate < ṛtāy

[verb noun], dative, singular

dame < dama

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“dwelling; home.”

dāti <

[verb], singular, Aorist conj./subj.

“give; add; perform; put; administer; fill into; give; ignite; put on; offer; use; fuel; pour; grant; feed; teach; construct; insert; drip; wrap; pay; hand over; lend; inflict; concentrate; sacrifice; splint; poultice; create.”

priyāṇi < priya

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”

cid < cit

[adverb]

“even; indeed.”

vasu

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”

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