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 8.23.13
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यद्वा उ॑ वि॒श्पति॑: शि॒तः सुप्री॑तो॒ मनु॑षो वि॒शि । विश्वेद॒ग्निः प्रति॒ रक्षां॑सि सेधति ॥
यद्वा उ विश्पतिः शितः सुप्रीतो मनुषो विशि । विश्वेदग्निः प्रति रक्षांसि सेधति ॥
yad vā u viśpatiḥ śitaḥ suprīto manuṣo viśi | viśved agniḥ prati rakṣāṃsi sedhati ||
English translation:
“When Agni, the lord of man, sharpened (by sacrifice), and, well plural ased, is present in the abode of aman, he verily defends it against all evil spirits.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): viśvamanā vaiyaśvaḥ [viśvamanā vaiyaśva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): uṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यत् । वै । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । वि॒श्पतिः॑ । शि॒तः । सुऽप्री॑तः । मनु॑षः । वि॒शि । विश्वा॑ । इत् । अ॒ग्निः । प्रति॑ । रक्षां॑सि । से॒ध॒ति॒ ॥
यत् । वै । ऊँ इति । विश्पतिः । शितः । सुप्रीतः । मनुषः । विशि । विश्वा । इत् । अग्निः । प्रति । रक्षांसि । सेधति ॥
yat | vai | oṃ iti | viśpatiḥ | śitaḥ | su-prītaḥ | manuṣaḥ | viśi | viśvā | it | agniḥ | prati | rakṣāṃsi | sedhati
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.23.13 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“once [when]; because; that; if; how.”
[adverb]
“surely; on the other hand; vai [word]; indeed.”
[adverb]
“ukāra; besides; now; indeed; u.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“overlord; head.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“sharpen; whet; strengthen.”
[adverb]
“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“delight; gladden; satisfy; nutrify; comfort.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Manu; man.”
[noun], locative, singular, feminine
“people; tribe; Vaisya; national; viś; real property; Vaisya.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[adverb]
“indeed; assuredly; entirely.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[adverb]
“towards; per; regarding; respectively; according to; until.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“Rākṣasa; Rakṣas; rakṣas [word].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“chase away; repel.”