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 8.75.2
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒त नो॑ देव दे॒वाँ अच्छा॑ वोचो वि॒दुष्ट॑रः । श्रद्विश्वा॒ वार्या॑ कृधि ॥
उत नो देव देवाँ अच्छा वोचो विदुष्टरः । श्रद्विश्वा वार्या कृधि ॥
uta no deva devām̐ acchā voco viduṣṭaraḥ | śrad viśvā vāryā kṛdhi ||
English translation:
“Divine (Agni), proclaim us to the gods as profoundly killed; assure to us all desirable things.”
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Profoundlyskilled: viduṣṭaras = vidvattamān, an epithet of Agni, you most wise
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): virupaḥ [virupa];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
उ॒त । नः॒ । दे॒व॒ । दे॒वान् । अच्छ॑ । वो॒चः॒ । वि॒दुःऽत॑रः । श्रत् । विश्वा॑ । वार्या॑ । कृ॒धि॒ ॥
उत । नः । देव । देवान् । अच्छ । वोचः । विदुःतरः । श्रत् । विश्वा । वार्या । कृधि ॥
uta | naḥ | deva | devān | accha | vocaḥ | viduḥ-taraḥ | śrat | viśvā | vāryā | kṛdhi
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.75.2 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[adverb]
“towards; accha [prefix].”
[verb], singular, Aorist inj. (proh.)
“say; describe; name; tell; address; enumerate; call; state; teach; explain; say; declare; speak; define; declare; order; address; recommend; answer; deem; recite; approve; proclaim; indicate; determine; mention; designate.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[noun], accusative, plural, neuter
“wealth.”
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“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.”