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 7.42.5

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

इ॒मं नो॑ अग्ने अध्व॒रं जु॑षस्व म॒रुत्स्विन्द्रे॑ य॒शसं॑ कृधी नः । आ नक्ता॑ ब॒र्हिः स॑दतामु॒षासो॒शन्ता॑ मि॒त्रावरु॑णा यजे॒ह ॥
इमं नो अग्ने अध्वरं जुषस्व मरुत्स्विन्द्रे यशसं कृधी नः । आ नक्ता बर्हिः सदतामुषासोशन्ता मित्रावरुणा यजेह ॥
imaṃ no agne adhvaraṃ juṣasva marutsv indre yaśasaṃ kṛdhī naḥ | ā naktā barhiḥ sadatām uṣāsośantā mitrāvaruṇā yajeha ||

English translation:

“Be gratified, Agni, by this our sacrifice; render our (worship) renowned among Indra and the Maruts; letthe days and nights sit down on the sacred grass; worship (Agni), at this rite, Mitra and Varuṇa, desiring (theoblation).”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vasiṣṭhaḥ [vasiṣṭha];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

इ॒मम् । नः॒ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । अ॒ध्व॒रम् । जु॒ष॒स्व॒ । म॒रुत्ऽसु॑ । इन्द्रे॑ । य॒शस॑म् । कृ॒धि॒ । नः॒ । आ । नक्ता॑ । ब॒र्हिः । स॒द॒ता॒म् । उ॒षसा॑ । उ॒शन्ता॑ । मि॒त्रावरु॑णा । य॒ज॒ । इ॒ह ॥
इमम् । नः । अग्ने । अध्वरम् । जुषस्व । मरुत्सु । इन्द्रे । यशसम् । कृधि । नः । आ । नक्ता । बर्हिः । सदताम् । उषसा । उशन्ता । मित्रावरुणा । यज । इह ॥
imam | naḥ | agne | adhvaram | juṣasva | marut-su | indre | yaśasam | kṛdhi | naḥ | ā | naktā | barhiḥ | sadatām | uṣasā | uśantā | mitrāvaruṇā | yaja | iha

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 7.42.5 English analysis of grammar]

imaṃ < imam < idam

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”

no < naḥ < mad

[noun], genitive, plural

“I; mine.”

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.”

adhvaraṃ < adhvaram < adhvara

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“yajña; ceremony; adhvara [word].”

juṣasva < juṣ

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“enjoy; endow; possess; frequent; accompany; induce; consume; approve; affect; attend; befit; blend; contract.”

marutsv < marutsu < marut

[noun], locative, plural, masculine

“Marut; vāta; wind; Vayu.”

indre < indra

[noun], locative, singular, masculine

“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”

yaśasaṃ < yaśasam < yaśas

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“esteemed; celebrated; glorious; honorable.”

kṛdhī < kṛ

[verb], singular, Aorist imperative

“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”

naḥ < mad

[noun], dative, plural

“I; mine.”

ā

[adverb]

“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”

naktā < nakta

[noun], nominative, plural, neuter

“night; night.”

barhiḥ < barhis

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“Barhis; barhis [word].”

sadatām < sad

[verb], dual, Aorist imperative

“sit down; break down; slow; sink; crumble; fracture; perish; ride; stop; besiege; tire.”

uṣāsośantā < uṣāsā < uṣas

[noun], nominative, dual, feminine

“Ushas; dawn; uṣas [word]; morning.”

uṣāsośantā < uśantā < vaś

[verb noun], accusative, dual

“desire; agree; call; care; like; love.”

mitrāvaruṇā < mitrāvaruṇa

[noun], accusative, dual, masculine

“Varuna; Mitra.”

yajeha < yaja < yaj

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“sacrifice; worship; worship.”

yajeha < iha

[adverb]

“here; now; in this world; now; below; there; here; just.”

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