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 8.74.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सा ते॑ अग्ने॒ शंत॑मा॒ चनि॑ष्ठा भवतु प्रि॒या । तया॑ वर्धस्व॒ सुष्टु॑तः ॥
सा ते अग्ने शंतमा चनिष्ठा भवतु प्रिया । तया वर्धस्व सुष्टुतः ॥
sā te agne śaṃtamā caniṣṭhā bhavatu priyā | tayā vardhasva suṣṭutaḥ ||
English translation:
“Agni, may it be dear to you, most plural asant and most agreeable-- well praised by it, to you wax greaṭ”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Most plural asant and most agreeable: caniṣṭhā = atiśayenānnavatī, most richly endowed with food;kamanīyatamā (RV 7.70.2)
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gopavana ātreyaḥ [gopavana ātreya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सा । ते॒ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । शम्ऽत॑मा । चनि॑ष्ठा । भ॒व॒तु॒ । प्रि॒या । तया॑ । व॒र्ध॒स्व॒ । सुऽस्तु॑तः ॥
सा । ते । अग्ने । शम्तमा । चनिष्ठा । भवतु । प्रिया । तया । वर्धस्व । सुस्तुतः ॥
sā | te | agne | śam-tamā | caniṣṭhā | bhavatu | priyā | tayā | vardhasva | su-stutaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.74.8 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], genitive, singular
“you.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“beneficent.”
[noun], nominative, singular, feminine
“gracious.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“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, feminine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“increase; grow; vṛdh; increase; succeed; strengthen; grow up; spread.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine