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 6.1.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तं त्वा॑ व॒यं सु॒ध्यो॒३॒॑ नव्य॑मग्ने सुम्ना॒यव॑ ईमहे देव॒यन्त॑: । त्वं विशो॑ अनयो॒ दीद्या॑नो दि॒वो अ॑ग्ने बृह॒ता रो॑च॒नेन॑ ॥
तं त्वा वयं सुध्यो नव्यमग्ने सुम्नायव ईमहे देवयन्तः । त्वं विशो अनयो दीद्यानो दिवो अग्ने बृहता रोचनेन ॥
taṃ tvā vayaṃ sudhyo navyam agne sumnāyava īmahe devayantaḥ | tvaṃ viśo anayo dīdyāno divo agne bṛhatā rocanena ||
English translation:
“Intelligent, hoping for happiness, and devout, we glorify you, adorable Agni; do you, shining with exceeding lustre, lead men to heaven.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): bhurikpaṅkti ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्वम् । त्वा॒ । व॒यम् । सु॒ऽध्यः॑ । नव्य॑म् । अ॒ग्ने॒ । सु॒म्न॒ऽयवः॑ । ई॒म॒हे॒ । दे॒व॒ऽयन्तः॑ । त्वम् । विशः॑ । अ॒न॒यः॒ । दीद्या॑नः । दि॒वः । अ॒ग्ने॒ । बृ॒ह॒ता । रो॒च॒नेन॑ ॥
त्वम् । त्वा । वयम् । सुध्यः । नव्यम् । अग्ने । सुम्नयवः । ईमहे । देवयन्तः । त्वम् । विशः । अनयः । दीद्यानः । दिवः । अग्ने । बृहता । रोचनेन ॥
tvam | tvā | vayam | su-dhyaḥ | navyam | agne | sumna-yavaḥ | īmahe | deva-yantaḥ | tvam | viśaḥ | anayaḥ | dīdyānaḥ | divaḥ | agne | bṛhatā | rocanena
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.1.7 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“expert; wise; intelligent.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“new; fresh.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“gracious.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“beg; solicit.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“solicit.”
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“people; tribe; Vaisya; national; viś; real property; Vaisya.”
[verb], singular, Imperfect
“bring; lead; spend; decant; enter (a state); remove; take out; take away; enforce; marry; carry; fill into; bring; learn; go out; add.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“shine; glitter.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“large; great; loud; high; much(a); exalted; abundant; intensive; strong; huge.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“light; celestial sphere.”