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 8.43.31
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒ग्निं म॒न्द्रं पु॑रुप्रि॒यं शी॒रं पा॑व॒कशो॑चिषम् । हृ॒द्भिर्म॒न्द्रेभि॑रीमहे ॥
अग्निं मन्द्रं पुरुप्रियं शीरं पावकशोचिषम् । हृद्भिर्मन्द्रेभिरीमहे ॥
agnim mandram purupriyaṃ śīram pāvakaśociṣam | hṛdbhir mandrebhir īmahe ||
English translation:
“We invoke with cheerful and delightful (hymns) the gladdening Agni, dear to many, who abides in thesacrifice with purifying brilliance.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): virūpa āṅgirasaḥ [virūpa āṅgirasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अ॒ग्निम् । म॒न्द्रम् । पु॒रु॒ऽप्रि॒यम् । शी॒रम् । पा॒व॒कऽशो॑चिषम् । हृ॒त्ऽभिः । म॒न्द्रेभिः॑ । ई॒म॒हे॒ ॥
अग्निम् । मन्द्रम् । पुरुप्रियम् । शीरम् । पावकशोचिषम् । हृत्भिः । मन्द्रेभिः । ईमहे ॥
agnim | mandram | puru-priyam | śīram | pāvaka-śociṣam | hṛt-bhiḥ | mandrebhiḥ | īmahe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.43.31 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], accusative, singular, masculine
“pleasant; eloquent; dulcet.”
[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
“sharp; acerb.”
[noun]
“pure; purifying; pure; āgneya; clear; bright; bright.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“fire; flare; burn; radiance.”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“heart; heart; mind; breast; hṛd [word].”
[noun], instrumental, plural, neuter
“pleasant; eloquent; dulcet.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“beg; solicit.”