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 8.84.8
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तं म॑र्जयन्त सु॒क्रतुं॑ पुरो॒यावा॑नमा॒जिषु॑ । स्वेषु॒ क्षये॑षु वा॒जिन॑म् ॥
तं मर्जयन्त सुक्रतुं पुरोयावानमाजिषु । स्वेषु क्षयेषु वाजिनम् ॥
tam marjayanta sukratum puroyāvānam ājiṣu | sveṣu kṣayeṣu vājinam ||
English translation:
“They keep him bright in their houses, (Agni) famed for glorious deeds, the mighty one who pressesforward in battles.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): uśanā kāvyaḥ [uśanā kāvya];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): gāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
तम् । म॒र्ज॒य॒न्त॒ । सु॒ऽक्रतु॑म् । पु॒रः॒ऽयावा॑नम् । आ॒जिषु॑ । स्वेषु॑ । क्षये॑षु । वा॒जिन॑म् ॥
तम् । मर्जयन्त । सुक्रतुम् । पुरःयावानम् । आजिषु । स्वेषु । क्षयेषु । वाजिनम् ॥
tam | marjayanta | su-kratum | puraḥ-yāvānam | ājiṣu | sveṣu | kṣayeṣu | vājinam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.84.8 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb], plural, Present injunctive
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“wise.”
[adverb]
“ahead; puras [word]; easterly; eastward; east; earlier.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“traveler.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“battle; fight; contest; āji [word]; combat.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“own(a); respective(a); akin(p); sva [word]; individual; present(a); independent.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“dwelling; house; kṣaya [word]; home; family.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“victorious; triumphant; strong; gainful.”