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 8.84.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
प्रेष्ठं॑ वो॒ अति॑थिं स्तु॒षे मि॒त्रमि॑व प्रि॒यम् । अ॒ग्निं रथं॒ न वेद्य॑म् ॥
प्रेष्ठं वो अतिथिं स्तुषे मित्रमिव प्रियम् । अग्निं रथं न वेद्यम् ॥
preṣṭhaṃ vo atithiṃ stuṣe mitram iva priyam | agniṃ rathaṃ na vedyam ||
English translation:
“I praise Agni your most beloved guest, dear as a friend, who brings wealth as a chariot.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): uśanā kāvyaḥ [uśanā kāvya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): pādanicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
प्रेष्ठ॑म् । वः॒ । अति॑थिम् । स्तु॒षे । मि॒त्रम्ऽइ॑व । प्रि॒यम् । अ॒ग्निम् । रथ॑म् । न । वेद्य॑म् ॥
प्रेष्ठम् । वः । अतिथिम् । स्तुषे । मित्रम्इव । प्रियम् । अग्निम् । रथम् । न । वेद्यम् ॥
preṣṭham | vaḥ | atithim | stuṣe | mitram-iva | priyam | agnim | ratham | na | vedyam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.84.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“dearest.”
[noun], genitive, plural
“you.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“guest; atithi [word]; Atithi.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“laud; praise; declare; stu.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“beloved; pleasant; dear; fond(p); wanted; priya [word]; favorite; good; liked; suitable; proper.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“chariot; warrior; ratha [word]; Dalbergia oojeinensis; rattan.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[verb noun], accusative, singular
“know; diagnose; perceive; know; accord; notice; deem; mind; learn; specify; watch; recognize; detect; call.”