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 8.31.14
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒ग्निं व॑: पू॒र्व्यं गि॒रा दे॒वमी॑ळे॒ वसू॑नाम् । स॒प॒र्यन्त॑: पुरुप्रि॒यं मि॒त्रं न क्षे॑त्र॒साध॑सम् ॥
अग्निं वः पूर्व्यं गिरा देवमीळे वसूनाम् । सपर्यन्तः पुरुप्रियं मित्रं न क्षेत्रसाधसम् ॥
agniṃ vaḥ pūrvyaṃ girā devam īḻe vasūnām | saparyantaḥ purupriyam mitraṃ na kṣetrasādhasam ||
English translation:
“I worship the divine Agni, the preceder of you, (gods), with praise, (for the sake) of riches; theworshippers (cherish him), the bountiful perfector of the sacrifice, like a friend.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): manurvaivasvataḥ [manurvaivasvata];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): dampatyorāśiṣaḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍanuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒ग्निम् । वः॒ । पू॒र्व्य॑म् । गि॒रा । दे॒वम् । ई॒ळे॒ । वसू॑नाम् । स॒प॒र्यन्तः॑ । पु॒रु॒ऽप्रि॒यम् । मि॒त्रम् । न । क्षे॒त्र॒ऽसाध॑सम् ॥
अग्निम् । वः । पूर्व्यम् । गिरा । देवम् । ईळे । वसूनाम् । सपर्यन्तः । पुरुप्रियम् । मित्रम् । न । क्षेत्रसाधसम् ॥
agnim | vaḥ | pūrvyam | girā | devam | īḷe | vasūnām | saparyantaḥ | puru-priyam | mitram | na | kṣetra-sādhasam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.31.14 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], dative, plural
“you.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“first; precedent; age-old; excellent; former(a).”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“praise; invite; raise.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“Vasu; Vasu; eight; vas; audbhida; Deva; sun; pāṃśuja; Agni.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“worship.”
[noun]
“many; much(a); very.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine