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 8.102.11
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
शी॒रं पा॑व॒कशो॑चिषं॒ ज्येष्ठो॒ यो दमे॒ष्वा । दी॒दाय॑ दीर्घ॒श्रुत्त॑मः ॥
शीरं पावकशोचिषं ज्येष्ठो यो दमेष्वा । दीदाय दीर्घश्रुत्तमः ॥
śīram pāvakaśociṣaṃ jyeṣṭho yo dameṣv ā | dīdāya dīrghaśruttamaḥ ||
English translation:
“(Praise him) the dweller in the sacrifice, of purifying radiance, who shines, the chief of the gods andomniscient, in the house (of the sacrificers).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): prayogo bhārgava agnirvā pāvako bārhaspatyaḥ ; athavāgnī gṛhapatiyaviṣṭhau sahasaḥ sutau tayorvānyataraḥ [prayoga bhārgava agnirvā pāvaka bārhaspatya ; athavāgnī gṛhapatiyaviṣṭhau sahasa sutau tayorvānyatara];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāḍgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
शी॒रम् । पा॒व॒कऽशो॑चिषम् । ज्येष्ठः॑ । यः । दमे॑षु । आ । दी॒दाय॑ । दी॒र्घ॒श्रुत्ऽत॑मः ॥
शीरम् । पावकशोचिषम् । ज्येष्ठः । यः । दमेषु । आ । दीदाय । दीर्घश्रुत्तमः ॥
śīram | pāvaka-śociṣam | jyeṣṭhaḥ | yaḥ | dameṣu | ā | dīdāya | dīrghaśrut-tamaḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 8.102.11 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“sharp; acerb.”
[noun]
“pure; purifying; pure; āgneya; clear; bright; bright.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“fire; flare; burn; radiance.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“firstborn; best; first; excellent; highest; jyeṣṭha [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“dwelling; home.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“shine; glitter.”
[noun]
“long; long; long; large; far; deep; dīrgha [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine