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 5.26.5

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यज॑मानाय सुन्व॒त आग्ने॑ सु॒वीर्यं॑ वह । दे॒वैरा स॑त्सि ब॒र्हिषि॑ ॥
यजमानाय सुन्वत आग्ने सुवीर्यं वह । देवैरा सत्सि बर्हिषि ॥
yajamānāya sunvata āgne suvīryaṃ vaha | devair ā satsi barhiṣi ||

English translation:

“To the instrumental tutor of the rite, pouring out the libation, bring excellent vigour; sit down with the gods upon the sacred grass.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasuyava ātreyaḥ [vasuyava ātreya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यज॑मानाय । सु॒न्व॒ते । आ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । सु॒ऽवीर्य॑ । व॒ह॒ । दे॒वैः । आ । स॒त्सि॒ । ब॒र्हिषि॑ ॥
यजमानाय । सुन्वते । आ । अग्ने । सुवीर्य । वह । देवैः । आ । सत्सि । बर्हिषि ॥
yajamānāya | sunvate | ā | agne | su-vīrya | vaha | devaiḥ | ā | satsi | barhiṣi

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 5.26.5 English analysis of grammar]

yajamānāya < yaj

[verb noun], dative, singular

“sacrifice; worship; worship.”

sunvata < sunvate < su

[verb noun], dative, singular

“press out; su.”

āgne < ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

āgne < agne < agni

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”

suvīryaṃ < su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

suvīryaṃ < vīryam < vīrya

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”

vaha < vah

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”

devair < devaiḥ < deva

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

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

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

satsi < sad

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“sit down; break down; slow; sink; crumble; fracture; perish; ride; stop; besiege; tire.”

barhiṣi < barhis

[noun], locative, singular, neuter

“Barhis; barhis [word].”

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