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 8.11.6
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
विप्रं॒ विप्रा॒सोऽव॑से दे॒वं मर्ता॑स ऊ॒तये॑ । अ॒ग्निं गी॒र्भिर्ह॑वामहे ॥
विप्रं विप्रासोऽवसे देवं मर्तास ऊतये । अग्निं गीर्भिर्हवामहे ॥
vipraṃ viprāso 'vase devam martāsa ūtaye | agniṃ gīrbhir havāmahe ||
English translation:
“Prudent mortals, we invoke the sage deity Agni with hymns to propitiate him for our protection.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vatsaḥ kāṇvaḥ [vatsa kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
विप्र॑म् । विप्रा॑सः । अव॑से । दे॒वम् । मर्ता॑सः । ऊ॒तये॑ । अ॒ग्निम् । गीः॒ऽभिः । ह॒वा॒म॒हे॒ ॥
विप्रम् । विप्रासः । अवसे । देवम् । मर्तासः । ऊतये । अग्निम् । गीःभिः । हवामहे ॥
vipram | viprāsaḥ | avase | devam | martāsaḥ | ūtaye | agnim | gīḥ-bhiḥ | havāmahe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.11.6 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“eloquent; stimulated; divine.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“eloquent; stimulated; divine.”
[noun], dative, singular, neuter
“aid; favor; protection.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“man.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“aid; favor; ūti [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“raise; call on; call; summon.”