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...

Disclaimer: These are translations of Sanskrit texts and are not necessarily approved by everyone associated with the traditions connected to these texts. Consult the source and original scripture in case of doubt.

Rig Veda 8.102.21

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यदत्त्यु॑प॒जिह्वि॑का॒ यद्व॒म्रो अ॑ति॒सर्प॑ति । सर्वं॒ तद॑स्तु ते घृ॒तम् ॥
यदत्त्युपजिह्विका यद्वम्रो अतिसर्पति । सर्वं तदस्तु ते घृतम् ॥
yad atty upajihvikā yad vamro atisarpati | sarvaṃ tad astu te ghṛtam ||

English translation:

“Whatever timber the ant has gnawed, whatever the emmet has infested-- may it all be welcome to youas ghī.”

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): nicṛdgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

यत् । अत्ति॑ । उ॒प॒ऽजिह्वि॑का । यत् । व॒म्रः । अ॒ति॒ऽसर्प॑ति । सर्व॑म् । तत् । अ॒स्तु॒ । ते॒ । घृ॒तम् ॥
यत् । अत्ति । उपजिह्विका । यत् । वम्रः । अतिसर्पति । सर्वम् । तत् । अस्तु । ते । घृतम् ॥
yat | atti | upa-jihvikā | yat | vamraḥ | ati-sarpati | sarvam | tat | astu | te | ghṛtam

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 8.102.21 English analysis of grammar]

yad < yat < yad

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

atty < atti < ad

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“eat; devour.”

upajihvikā

[noun], nominative, singular, feminine

“upajihvā; termite.”

yad < yat < yad

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

vamro < vamraḥ < vamra

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“ant.”

atisarpati < atisṛp < √sṛp

[verb], singular, Present indikative

sarvaṃ < sarvam < sarva

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“all(a); whole; complete; sarva [word]; every(a); each(a); all; entire; sāṃnipātika; manifold; complete; all the(a); different; overall.”

tad < tat < tad

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

astu < as

[verb], singular, Present imperative

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

te < tvad

[noun], dative, singular

“you.”

ghṛtam < ghṛta

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“ghee; fat.”

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: