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 8.43.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
हर॑यो धू॒मके॑तवो॒ वात॑जूता॒ उप॒ द्यवि॑ । यत॑न्ते॒ वृथ॑ग॒ग्नय॑: ॥
हरयो धूमकेतवो वातजूता उप द्यवि । यतन्ते वृथगग्नयः ॥
harayo dhūmaketavo vātajūtā upa dyavi | yatante vṛthag agnayaḥ ||
English translation:
“The consuming smoke-bannered fires, borne by the wind, spread diversely in the firmament.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): virūpa āṅgirasaḥ [virūpa āṅgirasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
हर॑यः । धू॒मऽके॑तवः । वात॑ऽजूताः । उप॑ । द्यवि॑ । यत॑न्ते । वृथ॑क् । अ॒ग्नयः॑ ॥
हरयः । धूमकेतवः । वातजूताः । उप । द्यवि । यतन्ते । वृथक् । अग्नयः ॥
harayaḥ | dhūma-ketavaḥ | vāta-jūtāḥ | upa | dyavi | yatante | vṛthak | agnayaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.43.4 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“reddish brown; yellow; pale; yellow; aureate.”
[noun], masculine
“smoke; dhūmavedha; carbon black; dhūmana; mist; vapor; vaporization; dhūma [word]; incense.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“banner; ketu; sunbeam; enemy; sign; Premna spinosa Roxb.; comet; signal; signal; luminosity.”
[noun], masculine
“vāta; wind; fart; Vayu; air; draft; vāta [word]; Vāta; rheumatism; Marut.”
[verb noun], nominative, plural
“animate; encourage; impel; inspire.”
[adverb]
“towards; on; next.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“strive; endeavor; join; equal; rival.”
[adverb]
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”