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...

Disclaimer: These are translations of Sanskrit texts and are not necessarily approved by everyone associated with the traditions connected to these texts. Consult the source and original scripture in case of doubt.

Rig Veda 6.16.45

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उद॑ग्ने भारत द्यु॒मदज॑स्रेण॒ दवि॑द्युतत् । शोचा॒ वि भा॑ह्यजर ॥
उदग्ने भारत द्युमदजस्रेण दविद्युतत् । शोचा वि भाह्यजर ॥
ud agne bhārata dyumad ajasreṇa davidyutat | śocā vi bhāhy ajara ||

English translation:

“Blaze up, Agni, bearer of oblations; shine, undecaying Agni, radiant with undecaying lustre.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ [bharadvāja bārhaspatya];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

उउ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । भा॒र॒त॒ । द्यु॒ऽमत् । अज॑स्रेण । दवि॑द्युतत् । शोच॑ । वि । भा॒हि॒ । अ॒ज॒र॒ ॥
उउ । अग्ने । भारत । द्युमत् । अजस्रेण । दविद्युतत् । शोच । वि । भाहि । अजर ॥
uu | agne | bhārata | dyu-mat | ajasreṇa | davidyutat | śoca | vi | bhāhi | ajara

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 6.16.45 English analysis of grammar]

ud

[adverb]

“up.”

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.”

bhārata

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

dyumad < dyumat

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“bright; brilliant; brilliant; loud.”

ajasreṇa < ajasra

[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine

“ceaseless; ageless; incessant.”

davidyutat < davidyut < √dyut

[verb noun], nominative, singular

“flash.”

śocā < _ < √_

[?]

“_”

vi

[adverb]

“apart; away; away.”

bhāhy < bhāhi < bhā

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“look; shine; show; look like; glitter; reflect.”

ajara

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“undecaying; ageless.”

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