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 8.58.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
एक॑ ए॒वाग्निर्ब॑हु॒धा समि॑द्ध॒ एक॒: सूर्यो॒ विश्व॒मनु॒ प्रभू॑तः । एकै॒वोषाः सर्व॑मि॒दं वि भा॒त्येकं॒ वा इ॒दं वि ब॑भूव॒ सर्व॑म् ॥
एक एवाग्निर्बहुधा समिद्ध एकः सूर्यो विश्वमनु प्रभूतः । एकैवोषाः सर्वमिदं वि भात्येकं वा इदं वि बभूव सर्वम् ॥
eka evāgnir bahudhā samiddha ekaḥ sūryo viśvam anu prabhūtaḥ | ekaivoṣāḥ sarvam idaṃ vi bhāty ekaṃ vā idaṃ vi babhūva sarvam ||
English translation:
“Agni is one, though kindled in various ways; one is the Sun, pre- eminent over all; one Dawn illuminesthis all; one is that which has become this all.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): medhyaḥ kāṇvaḥ [medhya kāṇva];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
एकः॑ । ए॒व । अ॒ग्निः । ब॒हु॒धा । सम्ऽइ॑द्धः । एकः॑ । सूर्यः॑ । विश्व॑म् । अनु॑ । प्रऽभू॑तः । एका॑ । ए॒व । उ॒षाः । सर्व॑म् । इ॒दम् । वि । भा॒ति॒ । एक॑म् । वै॒ । इ॒दम् । वि । ब॒भू॒व॒ । सर्व॑म् ॥
एकः । एव । अग्निः । बहुधा । सम्इद्धः । एकः । सूर्यः । विश्वम् । अनु । प्रभूतः । एका । एव । उषाः । सर्वम् । इदम् । वि । भाति । एकम् । वै । इदम् । वि । बभूव । सर्वम् ॥
ekaḥ | eva | agniḥ | bahudhā | sam-iddhaḥ | ekaḥ | sūryaḥ | viśvam | anu | pra-bhūtaḥ | ekā | eva | uṣāḥ | sarvam | idam | vi | bhāti | ekam | vai | idam | vi | babhūva | sarvam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.58.2 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[adverb]
“indeed; merely; thus; even; surely; same; eva [word]; successively; immediately; in truth.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[adverb]
“repeatedly; variously; multiply; a lot.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“kindle; blaze.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“sun; Surya; sūrya [word]; right nostril; twelve; Calotropis gigantea Beng.; sūryakānta; sunlight; best.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[adverb]
“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“arise; issue; can; happen; suffice; originate; succeed.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[adverb]
“indeed; merely; thus; even; surely; same; eva [word]; successively; immediately; in truth.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“Ushas; dawn; uṣas [word]; morning.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; sarva [word]; every(a); each(a); all; entire; sāṃnipātika; manifold; complete; all the(a); different; overall.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“look; shine; show; look like; glitter; reflect.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“one; single(a); alone(p); some(a); single(a); eka [word]; alone(p); excellent; each(a); some(a); one; same; alone(p); some(a); consistent; any(a); undifferentiated; disjunct.”
[adverb]
“surely; on the other hand; vai [word]; indeed.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“become; be; originate; transform; happen; result; exist; be born; be; be; come to life; grow; elapse; come to mind; thrive; become; impend; show; conceive; understand; stand; constitute; serve; apply; behave.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; sarva [word]; every(a); each(a); all; entire; sāṃnipātika; manifold; complete; all the(a); different; overall.”