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 8.44.22
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒त त्वा॑ धी॒तयो॒ मम॒ गिरो॑ वर्धन्तु वि॒श्वहा॑ । अग्ने॑ स॒ख्यस्य॑ बोधि नः ॥
उत त्वा धीतयो मम गिरो वर्धन्तु विश्वहा । अग्ने सख्यस्य बोधि नः ॥
uta tvā dhītayo mama giro vardhantu viśvahā | agne sakhyasya bodhi naḥ ||
English translation:
“May my rites also and my praises ever invigorate you Agni, take thought of our friendship.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): virūpa āṅgirasaḥ [virūpa āṅgirasa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒त । त्वा॒ । धी॒तयः॑ । मम॑ । गिरः॑ । व्ऋ॒ध॒न्तु॒ । वि॒स्वहा॑ । अग्ने॑ । स॒ख्यस्य॑ । बो॒धि॒ । नः॒ ॥
उत । त्वा । धीतयः । मम । गिरः । व्ऋधन्तु । विस्वहा । अग्ने । सख्यस्य । बोधि । नः ॥
uta | tvā | dhītayaḥ | mama | giraḥ | vṛdhantu | visvahā | agne | sakhyasya | bodhi | naḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.44.22 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], accusative, singular
“you.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“thinking; prayer; understanding.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“I; mine.”
[noun], nominative, plural, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”
[adverb]
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“friendship; aid; company.”
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“understand; notice; wake up; observe; detect; attend to; awaken; attend.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“I; mine.”