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 5.16.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
बृ॒हद्वयो॒ हि भा॒नवेऽर्चा॑ दे॒वाया॒ग्नये॑ । यं मि॒त्रं न प्रश॑स्तिभि॒र्मर्ता॑सो दधि॒रे पु॒रः ॥
बृहद्वयो हि भानवेऽर्चा देवायाग्नये । यं मित्रं न प्रशस्तिभिर्मर्तासो दधिरे पुरः ॥
bṛhad vayo hi bhānave 'rcā devāyāgnaye | yam mitraṃ na praśastibhir martāso dadhire puraḥ ||
English translation:
“Offer abundant (sacrificial) food to the brilliant divine Agni, whom mortals have plural ced before them by praises as a friend.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): pururātreyaḥ [pururātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
बृ॒हत् । वयः॑ । हि । भा॒नवे॑ । अर्च॑ । दे॒वाय॑ । अ॒ग्नये॑ । यम् । मि॒त्रम् । न । प्रश॑स्तिऽभिः । मर्ता॑सः । द॒धि॒रे । पु॒रः ॥
बृहत् । वयः । हि । भानवे । अर्च । देवाय । अग्नये । यम् । मित्रम् । न । प्रशस्तिभिः । मर्तासः । दधिरे । पुरः ॥
bṛhat | vayaḥ | hi | bhānave | arca | devāya | agnaye | yam | mitram | na | praśast i-bhiḥ | martāsaḥ | dadhire | puraḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 5.16.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“age; vigor; old age; strength; vayas [word]; aging; power; youth; food.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“sun; Surya; Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sunbeam; beam; luminosity; copper; light; twelve; appearance; Bhānu; flare.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“sing; worship; honor; praise; welcome.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“announcement; praise; respect.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“man.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[adverb]
“ahead; puras [word]; easterly; eastward; east; earlier.”