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 8.38.10
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आहं सर॑स्वतीवतोरिन्द्रा॒ग्न्योरवो॑ वृणे । याभ्यां॑ गाय॒त्रमृ॒च्यते॑ ॥
आहं सरस्वतीवतोरिन्द्राग्न्योरवो वृणे । याभ्यां गायत्रमृच्यते ॥
āhaṃ sarasvatīvator indrāgnyor avo vṛṇe | yābhyāṃ gāyatram ṛcyate ||
English translation:
“I solicit the protection of Indra and Agni, associated with Sarasvatī, to whom this Gāyatrī hymn isaddressed.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Associated with Sarasvatī: sarasvatīvatoḥ = possessors of praise
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): śyāvāśvaḥ [śyāvāśva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indrāgnī ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ । अ॒हम् । सर॑स्वतीऽवतोः । इ॒न्द्रा॒ग्न्योः । अवः॑ । वृ॒णे॒ । याभ्या॑म् । गा॒य॒त्रम् । ऋ॒च्यते॑ ॥
आ । अहम् । सरस्वतीवतोः । इन्द्राग्न्योः । अवः । वृणे । याभ्याम् । गायत्रम् । ऋच्यते ॥
ā | aham | sarasvatī-vatoḥ | indrāgnyoḥ | avaḥ | vṛṇe | yābhyām | gāyatram | ṛcyate
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.38.10 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], nominative, singular
“I; mine.”
[noun], genitive, dual, masculine
[noun], masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], genitive, dual, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“aid; favor; protection.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“choose; ask.”
[noun], dative, dual, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“Gāyatrī; Gāyatra.”
[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr¦s. Passiv
“sing; worship; honor; praise; welcome.”