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 8.39.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अग्ने॒ मन्मा॑नि॒ तुभ्यं॒ कं घृ॒तं न जु॑ह्व आ॒सनि॑ । स दे॒वेषु॒ प्र चि॑किद्धि॒ त्वं ह्यसि॑ पू॒र्व्यः शि॒वो दू॒तो वि॒वस्व॑तो॒ नभ॑न्तामन्य॒के स॑मे ॥
अग्ने मन्मानि तुभ्यं कं घृतं न जुह्व आसनि । स देवेषु प्र चिकिद्धि त्वं ह्यसि पूर्व्यः शिवो दूतो विवस्वतो नभन्तामन्यके समे ॥
agne manmāni tubhyaṃ kaṃ ghṛtaṃ na juhva āsani | sa deveṣu pra cikiddhi tvaṃ hy asi pūrvyaḥ śivo dūto vivasvato nabhantām anyake same ||
English translation:
“I pour into your mouth, Agni, praises as others (fill it) with delicious butter; do you amidst the godsacknowledge (them), for you are ancient, the giver of happiness, the messenger of Vivaśvat; may all ouradversaries perish.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): nābhākaḥ kāṇvaḥ [nābhāka kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): bhuriktriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अग्ने॑ । मन्मा॑नि । तुभ्य॑म् । कम् । घृ॒तम् । न । जु॒ह्वे॒ । आ॒सनि॑ । सः । दे॒वेषु॑ । प्र । चि॒कि॒द्धि॒ । त्वम् । हि । असि॑ । पू॒र्व्यः । शि॒वः । दू॒तः । वि॒वस्व॑तः । नभ॑न्ताम् । अ॒न्य॒के । स॒मे॒ ॥
अग्ने । मन्मानि । तुभ्यम् । कम् । घृतम् । न । जुह्वे । आसनि । सः । देवेषु । प्र । चिकिद्धि । त्वम् । हि । असि । पूर्व्यः । शिवः । दूतः । विवस्वतः । नभन्ताम् । अन्यके । समे ॥
agne | manmāni | tubhyam | kam | ghṛtam | na | juhve | āsani | saḥ | deveṣu | pra | ciki ddhi | tvam | hi | asi | pūrvyaḥ | śivaḥ | dūtaḥ | vivasvataḥ | nabhantām | anyake | same
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.39.3 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“hymn; idea; purpose.”
[noun], dative, singular
“you.”
[adverb]
“kaṃ [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“ghee; fat.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“sacrifice; offer; pour; worship.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“mouth.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb], singular, Perfect imperative
“notice; observe; attend to; intend.”
[noun], nominative, singular
“you.”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“first; precedent; age-old; excellent; former(a).”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“auspicious; benevolent; benign; good-hearted; dear; śiva [word]; holy; nice.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“messenger; emissary; dūta [word].”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Surya; sun; Vivasvant; Vivasvant.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“burst.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“other; another(a).”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“like; like; alike(p); level; symmetrical; balanced; average; same; regular; impartial; imperturbable; even; sama [word]; every(a); accurate; identical; fair; equal; synonymous; changeless; whole; exact; calm; straight; even; wide.”