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 8.29.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
योनि॒मेक॒ आ स॑साद॒ द्योत॑नो॒ऽन्तर्दे॒वेषु॒ मेधि॑रः ॥
योनिमेक आ ससाद द्योतनोऽन्तर्देवेषु मेधिरः ॥
yonim eka ā sasāda dyotano 'ntar deveṣu medhiraḥ ||
English translation:
“One (Agni) intelligent, resplended among the gods, is seated in his plural ce (the altar).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): manurvaivasvataḥ kaśyapo vā mārīcaḥ [manurvaivasvata kaśyapa vā mārīca];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): ārcīgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
योनि॑म् । एकः॑ । आ । स॒सा॒द॒ । द्योत॑नः । अ॒न्तः । दे॒वेषु॑ । मेधि॑रः ॥
योनिम् । एकः । आ । ससाद । द्योतनः । अन्तः । देवेषु । मेधिरः ॥
yonim | ekaḥ | ā | sasāda | dyotanaḥ | antaḥ | deveṣu | medhiraḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.29.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, feminine
“vagina; vulva; uterus; beginning; origin; reincarnation; birthplace; family; production; cause; race; grain; raw material; birth; kind; caste; kinship; bed.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“sit down; break down; slow; sink; crumble; fracture; perish; ride; stop; besiege; tire.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“shining.”
[adverb]
“inside; in; antar [word]; midmost; between; among.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“wise; intelligent.”