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 7.11.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्रिश्चि॑द॒क्तोः प्र चि॑कितु॒र्वसू॑नि॒ त्वे अ॒न्तर्दा॒शुषे॒ मर्त्या॑य । म॒नु॒ष्वद॑ग्न इ॒ह य॑क्षि दे॒वान्भवा॑ नो दू॒तो अ॑भिशस्ति॒पावा॑ ॥
त्रिश्चिदक्तोः प्र चिकितुर्वसूनि त्वे अन्तर्दाशुषे मर्त्याय । मनुष्वदग्न इह यक्षि देवान्भवा नो दूतो अभिशस्तिपावा ॥
triś cid aktoḥ pra cikitur vasūni tve antar dāśuṣe martyāya | manuṣvad agna iha yakṣi devān bhavā no dūto abhiśastipāvā ||
English translation:
“In you, Agni, thrice in the day, (the priests) make manifest the treasures (of the oblation) for (the benefitof the) mortal donor; worship the gods on this occasion, Agni, as (you did) for Manu; be our messenger, ourprotector against malignity.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasiṣṭhaḥ [vasiṣṭha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
त्रिः । चि॒त् । अ॒क्तोः । प्र । चि॒कि॒तुः॒ । वसू॑नि । त्वे इति॑ । अ॒न्तः । दा॒शुषे॑ । मर्त्या॑य । म॒नु॒ष्वत् । अ॒ग्ने॒ । इ॒ह । य॒क्षि॒ । दे॒वान् । भव॑ । नः॒ । दू॒तः । अ॒भि॒श॒स्ति॒ऽपावा॑ ॥
त्रिः । चित् । अक्तोः । प्र । चिकितुः । वसूनि । त्वे इति । अन्तः । दाशुषे । मर्त्याय । मनुष्वत् । अग्ने । इह । यक्षि । देवान् । भव । नः । दूतः । अभिशस्तिपावा ॥
triḥ | cit | aktoḥ | pra | cikituḥ | vasūni | tve iti | antaḥ | dāśuṣe | martyāya | manuṣvat | agne | iha | yakṣi | devān | bhava | naḥ | dūtaḥ | abhiśasti-pāvā
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 7.11.3 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“thrice; tris [word].”
[adverb]
“even; indeed.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“night; dark; beam.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“notice; observe; attend to; intend.”
[noun], nominative, plural, neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”
[noun], locative, singular
“you.”
[adverb]
“inside; in; antar [word]; midmost; between; among.”
[verb noun], dative, singular
“sacrifice; give.”
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“man; people; martya [word]; Earth.”
[adverb]
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[adverb]
“here; now; in this world; now; below; there; here; just.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“sacrifice; worship; worship.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“become; be; originate; transform; happen; result; exist; be born; be; be; come to life; grow; elapse; come to mind; thrive; become; impend; show; conceive; understand; stand; constitute; serve; apply; behave.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“messenger; emissary; dūta [word].”
[noun], feminine
“hex; accusation; defamation; blame; aspersion.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“protecting.”