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 8.75.10

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

नम॑स्ते अग्न॒ ओज॑से गृ॒णन्ति॑ देव कृ॒ष्टय॑: । अमै॑र॒मित्र॑मर्दय ॥
नमस्ते अग्न ओजसे गृणन्ति देव कृष्टयः । अमैरमित्रमर्दय ॥
namas te agna ojase gṛṇanti deva kṛṣṭayaḥ | amair amitram ardaya ||

English translation:

“Divine Agni, men utter your praises for the attainment of strength; by strength destroy the enemy.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): virupaḥ [virupa];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

नमः॑ । ते॒ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । ओज॑से । गृ॒णन्ति॑ । दे॒व॒ । कृ॒ष्टयः॑ । अमैः॑ । अ॒मित्र॑म् । अ॒र्द॒य॒ ॥
नमः । ते । अग्ने । ओजसे । गृणन्ति । देव । कृष्टयः । अमैः । अमित्रम् । अर्दय ॥
namaḥ | te | agne | ojase | gṛṇanti | deva | kṛṣṭayaḥ | amaiḥ | amitram | ardaya

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.75.10 English analysis of grammar]

namas < namaḥ < namas

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“adoration; court; namas [word]; bow; salute.”

te < tvad

[noun], genitive, singular

“you.”

agna < agne < agni

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”

ojase < ojas

[noun], dative, singular, neuter

“strength; power; ojas; ojas [word]; potency; might.”

gṛṇanti < gṛ

[verb], plural, Present indikative

“praise.”

deva

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

kṛṣṭayaḥ < kṛṣṭi

[noun], nominative, plural, feminine

“people; citizenry.”

amair < amaiḥ < ama

[noun], instrumental, plural, masculine

“am; panic; power; ferocity.”

amitram < amitra

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“enemy; foe.”

ardaya < arday < √ṛd

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“afflict; afflict; affect; distress; torment; impel; grind; suffer.”

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