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 4.8.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ते रा॒या ते सु॒वीर्यै॑: सस॒वांसो॒ वि शृ॑ण्विरे । ये अ॒ग्ना द॑धि॒रे दुव॑: ॥
ते राया ते सुवीर्यैः ससवांसो वि शृण्विरे । ये अग्ना दधिरे दुवः ॥
te rāyā te suvīryaiḥ sasavāṃso vi śṛṇvire | ye agnā dadhire duvaḥ ||
English translation:
“They are renowned for riches and for progeny, who, venerating Agni, offer him oblations.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vāmadevo gautamaḥ [vāmadeva gautama];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ते । रा॒या । ते । सु॒ऽवीर्यैः॑ । स॒स॒ऽवांसः॑ । वि । शृ॒ण्वि॒रे॒ । ये । अ॒ग्ना । द॒धि॒रे । दुवः॑ ॥
ते । राया । ते । सुवीर्यैः । ससवांसः । वि । शृण्विरे । ये । अग्ना । दधिरे । दुवः ॥
te | rāyā | te | su-vīryaiḥ | sasa-vāṃsaḥ | vi | śṛṇvire | ye | agnā | dadhire | duvaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 4.8.6 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“wealth; possession; rai [word]; gold.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“win; get; gain.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“listen; come to know; hear; hear; listen; study; heed; learn.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“worship.”