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 8.19.17
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ते घेद॑ग्ने स्वा॒ध्यो॒३॒॑ ये त्वा॑ विप्र निदधि॒रे नृ॒चक्ष॑सम् । विप्रा॑सो देव सु॒क्रतु॑म् ॥
ते घेदग्ने स्वाध्यो ये त्वा विप्र निदधिरे नृचक्षसम् । विप्रासो देव सुक्रतुम् ॥
te ghed agne svādhyo ye tvā vipra nidadhire nṛcakṣasam | viprāso deva sukratum ||
English translation:
“Those verily, Agni, are of approved piety who as your worshippers, sagacious deity, have establishedyou as the contemplator of men, the perfomer of good works.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): sobhariḥ kāṇvaḥ [sobhari kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍuṣnik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ते । घ॒ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । सु॒ऽआ॒ध्यः॑ । ये । त्वा॒ । वि॒प्र॒ । नि॒ऽद॒धि॒रे । नृ॒ऽचक्ष॑सम् । विप्रा॑सः । दे॒व॒ । सु॒ऽक्रतु॑म् ॥
ते । घ । अग्ने । सुआध्यः । ये । त्वा । विप्र । निदधिरे । नृचक्षसम् । विप्रासः । देव । सुक्रतुम् ॥
te | gha | agne | su-ādhyaḥ | ye | tvā | vipra | ni-dadhire | nṛ-cakṣasam | viprāsaḥ | deva | su-kratum
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.19.17 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“devout; heedful; prudent.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“eloquent; stimulated; divine.”
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“put; fill into; stow; insert; ignite; insert; add; put on; establish; keep down.”
[noun], masculine
“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“eye; look; radiance.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“Brahmin; poet; singer; priest; guru; Vipra.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“wise.”