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 10.36.12
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
म॒हो अ॒ग्नेः स॑मिधा॒नस्य॒ शर्म॒ण्यना॑गा मि॒त्रे वरु॑णे स्व॒स्तये॑ । श्रेष्ठे॑ स्याम सवि॒तुः सवी॑मनि॒ तद्दे॒वाना॒मवो॑ अ॒द्या वृ॑णीमहे ॥
महो अग्नेः समिधानस्य शर्मण्यनागा मित्रे वरुणे स्वस्तये । श्रेष्ठे स्याम सवितुः सवीमनि तद्देवानामवो अद्या वृणीमहे ॥
maho agneḥ samidhānasya śarmaṇy anāgā mitre varuṇe svastaye | śreṣṭhe syāma savituḥ savīmani tad devānām avo adyā vṛṇīmahe ||
English translation:
“May we free from sin be in the (enjoyment of the) happiness of the mighty kindled Agni; and in (thekeeping of) Mitra and Varuṇa for our welfare; may we be among the excellent progeny of Savitā; we solicittoday this protection of the gods.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): luśo dhānākaḥ [luśa dhānāka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): pādanicṛjjgatī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
म॒हः । अ॒ग्नेः । स॒म्ऽइ॒धा॒नस्य । शर्म॑णि । अना॑गाः । मि॒त्रे । वरु॑णे । स्व॒स्तये॑ । श्रेष्ठे॑ । स्या॒म॒ । स॒वि॒तुः । सवी॑मनि । तत् । दे॒वाना॑म् । अवः॑ । अ॒द्य । वृ॒णी॒म॒हे॒ ॥
महः । अग्नेः । सम्इधानस्य । शर्मणि । अनागाः । मित्रे । वरुणे । स्वस्तये । श्रेष्ठे । स्याम । सवितुः । सवीमनि । तत् । देवानाम् । अवः । अद्य । वृणीमहे ॥
mahaḥ | agneḥ | sam-idhānasya | śarmaṇi | anāgāḥ | mitre | varuṇe | svastaye | śreṣṭhe | syāma | savituḥ | savīmani | tat | devānām | avaḥ | adya | vṛṇīmahe
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.36.12 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“great; great; distinguished; much(a); adult; long; high.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[adverb]
“sam; together; together; saṃ.”
[verb noun], genitive, singular
“kindle; ignite; set ablaze.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“protection; protective covering; refuge; joy.”
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“impeccant; innocent.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”
[noun], dative, singular, feminine
“prosperity; well-being; fortune; benediction; svasti [word]; well; luck.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“best; better; chief(a); beautiful.”
[verb], plural, Present optative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“Savitar; sun; Surya; Savitṛ.”
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“impulse.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], genitive, plural, masculine
“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“aid; favor; protection.”
[adverb]
“now; today; then; nowadays; adya [word].”
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“choose; ask.”