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 8.19.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तं गू॑र्धया॒ स्व॑र्णरं दे॒वासो॑ दे॒वम॑र॒तिं द॑धन्विरे । दे॒व॒त्रा ह॒व्यमोहि॑रे ॥
तं गूर्धया स्वर्णरं देवासो देवमरतिं दधन्विरे । देवत्रा हव्यमोहिरे ॥
taṃ gūrdhayā svarṇaraṃ devāso devam aratiṃ dadhanvire | devatrā havyam ohire ||
English translation:
“Glorify (Agni), the leader of all (sacred rites); the priests approach the divine lord, (and through him)convey the oblation to the gods.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): sobhariḥ kāṇvaḥ [sobhari kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛduṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तम् । गू॒र्ध॒य॒ । स्वः॑ऽनरम् । दे॒वासः॑ । दे॒वम् । अ॒र॒तिम् । द॒ध॒न्वि॒रे॒ । दे॒व॒ऽत्रा । ह॒व्यम् । आ । ऊ॒हि॒रे॒ ॥
तम् । गूर्धय । स्वःनरम् । देवासः । देवम् । अरतिम् । दधन्विरे । देवत्रा । हव्यम् । आ । ऊहिरे ॥
tam | gūrdhaya | svaḥ-naram | devāsaḥ | devam | aratim | dadhanvire | deva-trā | havyam | ā | ūhire
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.19.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“praise.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“charioteer.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“run.”
[adverb]
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“Havya; offering; havya [word].”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“bring; marry; cause; run; perform; exude.”