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 6.48.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
य॒ज्ञाय॑ज्ञा वो अ॒ग्नये॑ गि॒रागि॑रा च॒ दक्ष॑से । प्रप्र॑ व॒यम॒मृतं॑ जा॒तवे॑दसं प्रि॒यं मि॒त्रं न शं॑सिषम् ॥
यज्ञायज्ञा वो अग्नये गिरागिरा च दक्षसे । प्रप्र वयममृतं जातवेदसं प्रियं मित्रं न शंसिषम् ॥
yajñā-yajñā vo agnaye girā-girā ca dakṣase | pra-pra vayam amṛtaṃ jātavedasam priyam mitraṃ na śaṃsiṣam ||
English translation:
“At every sacrifice (honour) the mighty Agni with your reiterated praise, while we glorify him, the immortal, who knows all things, our dear friend.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śaṃyurbārhaspatyaḥ [śaṃyurbārhaspatya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): bṛhatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
य॒ज्ञाऽय॑ज्ञा । वः॒ । अ॒ग्नये॑ । गि॒राऽगि॑रा । च॒ । दक्ष॑से । प्रऽप्र॑ । व॒यम् । अ॒मृत॑म् । जा॒तऽवे॑दसम् । प्रि॒यम् । मि॒त्रम् । न । शं॒सि॒ष॒म् ॥
यज्ञायज्ञा । वः । अग्नये । गिरागिरा । च । दक्षसे । प्रप्र । वयम् । अमृतम् । जातवेदसम् । प्रियम् । मित्रम् । न । शंसिषम् ॥
yajñāyajñā | vaḥ | agnaye | girāgirā | ca | dakṣase | pra-pra | vayam | amṛtam | jāta-vedasam | priyam | mitram | na | śaṃsiṣam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 6.48.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, masculine
“yajña; religious ceremony; Vishnu; yajña [word]; Yajña; Shiva.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; then; now; even.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“intelligent.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[noun], nominative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“immortal; amṛta; imperishable.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Agni; fire.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“recommend; tell; praise; approve; communicate; recite; commend; bode; name; agree.”