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 8.72.15
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उप॒ स्रक्वे॑षु॒ बप्स॑तः कृण्व॒ते ध॒रुणं॑ दि॒वि । इन्द्रे॑ अ॒ग्ना नम॒: स्व॑: ॥
उप स्रक्वेषु बप्सतः कृण्वते धरुणं दिवि । इन्द्रे अग्ना नमः स्वः ॥
upa srakveṣu bapsataḥ kṛṇvate dharuṇaṃ divi | indre agnā namaḥ svaḥ ||
English translation:
“(The priests) minister in the sky the supporting (milk) to (Agni) who devours with his jaws; they ministerall the food to Indra and Agni.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
All the food: svaḥ = divi, in the sky
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): haryataḥ prāgāthaḥ [haryata prāgātha];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agnirharvīṣi vā ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उप॑ । स्रक्वे॑षु । बप्स॑तः । कृ॒ण्व॒ते । ध॒रुण॑म् । दि॒वि । इन्द्रे॑ । अ॒ग्ना । नमः॑ । स्वः॑ ॥
उप । स्रक्वेषु । बप्सतः । कृण्वते । धरुणम् । दिवि । इन्द्रे । अग्ना । नमः । स्वः ॥
upa | srakveṣu | bapsataḥ | kṛṇvate | dharuṇam | divi | indre | agnā | namaḥ | svaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.72.15 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; on; next.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
[verb noun], genitive, singular
“chew; snatch.”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“make; perform; cause; produce; shape; construct; do; put; fill into; use; fuel; transform; bore; act; write; create; prepare; administer; dig; prepare; treat; take effect; add; trace; put on; process; treat; heed; hire; act; produce; assume; eat; ignite; chop; treat; obey; manufacture; appoint; evacuate; choose; understand; insert; happen; envelop; weigh; observe; practice; lend; bring; duplicate; plant; kṛ; concentrate; mix; knot; join; take; provide; utter; compose.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“prop; foundation.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“adoration; court; namas [word]; bow; salute.”
[adverb]
“sun; sky; sunlight.”