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 8.23.23

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आभि॑र्विधेमा॒ग्नये॒ ज्येष्ठा॑भिर्व्यश्व॒वत् । मंहि॑ष्ठाभिर्म॒तिभि॑: शु॒क्रशो॑चिषे ॥
आभिर्विधेमाग्नये ज्येष्ठाभिर्व्यश्ववत् । मंहिष्ठाभिर्मतिभिः शुक्रशोचिषे ॥
ābhir vidhemāgnaye jyeṣṭhābhir vyaśvavat | maṃhiṣṭhābhir matibhiḥ śukraśociṣe ||

English translation:

“Let us, like Vyaśva, glorify the brilliant Agni with these excellent and most pious praises.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): viśvamanā vaiyaśvaḥ [viśvamanā vaiyaśva];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): pādanicṛduṣṇik ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

आभिः॑ । वि॒धे॒म॒ । अ॒ग्नये॑ । ज्येष्ठा॑भिः । व्य॒श्व॒ऽवत् । मंहि॑ष्ठाभिः । म॒तिऽभिः॑ । शु॒क्रऽशो॑चिषे ॥
आभिः । विधेम । अग्नये । ज्येष्ठाभिः । व्यश्ववत् । मंहिष्ठाभिः । मतिभिः । शुक्रशोचिषे ॥
ābhiḥ | vidhema | agnaye | jyeṣṭhābhiḥ | vyaśva-vat | maṃhiṣṭhābhiḥ | mati-bhiḥ | śukra-śociṣe

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.23.23 English analysis of grammar]

ābhir < ābhiḥ < idam

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

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

vidhemāgnaye < vidhema < vidh

[verb], plural, Present optative

“worship; offer.”

vidhemāgnaye < agnaye < agni

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”

jyeṣṭhābhir < jyeṣṭhābhiḥ < jyeṣṭha

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“firstborn; best; first; excellent; highest; jyeṣṭha [word].”

vyaśvavat < vyaśva

[noun], masculine

vyaśvavat < vat

[adverb]

“equally; like.”

maṃhiṣṭhābhir < maṃhiṣṭhābhiḥ < maṃhiṣṭha

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“big.”

matibhiḥ < mati

[noun], instrumental, plural, feminine

“intelligence; decision; mind; hymn; purpose; idea; opinion; belief; desire; wish; conviction; plan; devotion.”

śukraśociṣe < śukra

[noun]

“bright; clear; white; light; pure.”

śukraśociṣe < śociṣe < śocis

[noun], dative, singular, masculine

“fire; flare; burn; radiance.”

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