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 10.1.7
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ हि द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी अ॑ग्न उ॒भे सदा॑ पु॒त्रो न मा॒तरा॑ त॒तन्थ॑ । प्र या॒ह्यच्छो॑श॒तो य॑वि॒ष्ठाथा व॑ह सहस्ये॒ह दे॒वान् ॥
आ हि द्यावापृथिवी अग्न उभे सदा पुत्रो न मातरा ततन्थ । प्र याह्यच्छोशतो यविष्ठाथा वह सहस्येह देवान् ॥
ā hi dyāvāpṛthivī agna ubhe sadā putro na mātarā tatantha | pra yāhy acchośato yaviṣṭhāthā vaha sahasyeha devān ||
English translation:
“You have, ever sustained, Agni, both heaven and earth, as a son (supports) his parents; come,youngest (of the gods), to the presence of those desiring (you); son of strength, bring here the gods.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): tritaḥ [trita];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): svarāḍārcītriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
आ । हि । द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी इति॑ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । उ॒भे इति॑ । सदा॑ । पु॒त्रः । न । मा॒तरा॑ । त॒तन्थ॑ । प्र । या॒हि॒ । अच्छ॑ । उ॒श॒तः । य॒वि॒ष्ठ॒ । अथ॑ । आ । व॒ह॒ । स॒ह॒स्य॒ । इ॒ह । दे॒वान् ॥
आ । हि । द्यावापृथिवी इति । अग्ने । उभे इति । सदा । पुत्रः । न । मातरा । ततन्थ । प्र । याहि । अच्छ । उशतः । यविष्ठ । अथ । आ । वह । सहस्य । इह । देवान् ॥
ā | hi | dyāvāpṛthivī iti | agne | ubhe iti | sadā | putraḥ | na | mātarā | tatantha | pra | yāhi | accha | uśataḥ | yaviṣṭha | atha | ā | vaha | sahasya | iha | devān
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.1.7 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[adverb]
“because; indeed; for; therefore; hi [word].”
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“heaven and earth; dyāvāpṛthivī [word].”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], accusative, dual, feminine
“both(a).”
[adverb]
“always; continually; always; perpetually.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“son; putra [word]; male child; Putra; Bodhisattva.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], accusative, dual, feminine
“mother; mātṛkā; mātṛ [word]; parent; Salvinia cucullata Roxb.; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad.; cow.”
[verb], singular, Perfect indicative
“expand; perform; cause; increase; write; spread; produce; spread; speak; propagate.”
[adverb]
“towards; ahead.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“go; enter (a state); travel; disappear; reach; come; campaign; elapse; arrive; drive; reach; leave; run; depart; ride.”
[adverb]
“towards; accha [prefix].”
[verb noun], accusative, plural
“desire; agree; call; care; like; love.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“youngest.”
[adverb]
“now; then; furthermore; now; then.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“transport; bring; marry; run; drive; vāhay; drive; run; pull; nirvāpay; blow; transport; discharge; assume; remove.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“mighty.”
[adverb]
“here; now; in this world; now; below; there; here; just.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”