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 6.15.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒ग्निम॑ग्निं वः स॒मिधा॑ दुवस्यत प्रि॒यम्प्रि॑यं वो॒ अति॑थिं गृणी॒षणि॑ । उप॑ वो गी॒र्भिर॒मृतं॑ विवासत दे॒वो दे॒वेषु॒ वन॑ते॒ हि वार्यं॑ दे॒वो दे॒वेषु॒ वन॑ते॒ हि नो॒ दुव॑: ॥
अग्निमग्निं वः समिधा दुवस्यत प्रियम्प्रियं वो अतिथिं गृणीषणि । उप वो गीर्भिरमृतं विवासत देवो देवेषु वनते हि वार्यं देवो देवेषु वनते हि नो दुवः ॥
agnim-agniṃ vaḥ samidhā duvasyata priyam-priyaṃ vo atithiṃ gṛṇīṣaṇi | upa vo gīrbhir amṛtaṃ vivāsata devo deveṣu vanate hi vāryaṃ devo deveṣu vanate hi no duvaḥ ||
English translation:
“Worship repeatedly the adorable Agni with fuel (him) who is ever your dear friend, your guest; approach the immortal Agni with praises, for he, a god among gods, accepts our homage.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdatiśakvarī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒ग्निम्ऽअ॑ग्निम् । वः॒ । स॒म्ऽइधा॑ । दु॒व॒स्य॒त॒ । प्रि॒यम्ऽप्रि॑यम् । वः॒ । अति॑थिम् । गृ॒णी॒षणि॑ । उप॑ । वः॒ । गीः॒ऽभिः । अ॒मृत॑म् । वि॒वा॒स॒त॒ । दे॒वः । दे॒वेषु॑ । वन॑ते । हि । वार्य॑म् । दे॒वः । दे॒वेषु॑ । वन॑ते । हि । नः॒ । दुवः॑ ॥
अग्निम्अग्निम् । वः । सम्इधा । दुवस्यत । प्रियम्प्रियम् । वः । अतिथिम् । गृणीषणि । उप । वः । गीःभिः । अमृतम् । विवासत । देवः । देवेषु । वनते । हि । वार्यम् । देवः । देवेषु । वनते । हि । नः । दुवः ॥
agnim-agnim | vaḥ | sam-idhā | duvasyata | priyam-priyam | vaḥ | atithim | gṛṇīṣaṇi | upa | vaḥ | gīḥ-bhiḥ | amṛtam | vivāsata | devaḥ | deveṣu | vanate | hi | vāryam | devaḥ | deveṣu | vanate | hi | naḥ | duvaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.15.6 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, 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
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“firewood; kindling; fuel; fire.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“worship.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“guest; atithi [word]; Atithi.”
[verb noun]
“praise.”
[adverb]
“towards; on; next.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“you.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“immortal; amṛta; imperishable.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“invite; endeavor; try for.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“obtain; gain; desire; get; like; love; overcome.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“wealth.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“obtain; gain; desire; get; like; love; overcome.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“worship.”