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 10.45.11

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्वाम॑ग्ने॒ यज॑माना॒ अनु॒ द्यून्विश्वा॒ वसु॑ दधिरे॒ वार्या॑णि । त्वया॑ स॒ह द्रवि॑णमि॒च्छमा॑ना व्र॒जं गोम॑न्तमु॒शिजो॒ वि व॑व्रुः ॥
त्वामग्ने यजमाना अनु द्यून्विश्वा वसु दधिरे वार्याणि । त्वया सह द्रविणमिच्छमाना व्रजं गोमन्तमुशिजो वि वव्रुः ॥
tvām agne yajamānā anu dyūn viśvā vasu dadhire vāryāṇi | tvayā saha draviṇam icchamānā vrajaṃ gomantam uśijo vi vavruḥ ||

English translation:

“To you, Agni, the worshippers offer daily all desirable treasures; (abiding) with you, desirous of wealth,the sages have set open the pasturage frequented by cattle.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): vatsapriḥ [vatsapri];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): virāṭtrisṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्वाम् । अ॒ग्ने॒ । यज॑मानाः । अनु॑ । द्यून् । विश्वा॑ । वसु॑ । द॒धि॒रे॒ । वार्या॑णि । त्वया॑ । स॒ह । द्रवि॑णम् । इ॒च्छमा॑नाः । व्र॒जम् । गोऽम॑न्तम् । उ॒शिजः॑ । वि । व॒व्रुः॒ ॥
त्वाम् । अग्ने । यजमानाः । अनु । द्यून् । विश्वा । वसु । दधिरे । वार्याणि । त्वया । सह । द्रविणम् । इच्छमानाः । व्रजम् । गोमन्तम् । उशिजः । वि । वव्रुः ॥
tvām | agne | yajamānāḥ | anu | dyūn | viśvā | vasu | dadhire | vāryāṇi | tvayā | saha | draviṇam | icchamānāḥ | vrajam | go--mantam | uśijaḥ | vi | vavruḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.45.11 English analysis of grammar]

tvām < tvad

[noun], accusative, singular

“you.”

agne < agni

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”

yajamānā < yajamānāḥ < yaj

[verb noun], nominative, plural

“sacrifice; worship; worship.”

anu

[adverb]

“subsequently; behind; along; towards; because.”

dyūn < div

[noun], accusative, plural, masculine

“sky; Svarga; day; div [word]; heaven and earth; day; dawn.”

viśvā < viśva

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

vasu

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.”

dadhire < dhā

[verb], plural, Perfect indicative

“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”

vāryāṇi < vārya

[noun], accusative, plural, neuter

“precious; valuable.”

tvayā < tvad

[noun], instrumental, singular

“you.”

saha

[adverb]

“together; together; with; jointly; together; saha [word]; along.”

draviṇam < draviṇa

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“wealth; property; money; jewel.”

icchamānā < icchamānāḥ < iṣ

[verb noun], nominative, plural

“desire; recommend; approve; seek; call; search; try; prefer; love; commend; assent; permit; choose.”

vrajaṃ < vrajam < vraja

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“cow pen; Vraja; battalion; Vraja; Vraja; vraja [word]; vraj; herd; flock; group.”

gomantam < gomat

[noun], accusative, singular, masculine

“rich in cattle; bovine.”

uśijo < uśijaḥ < uśija

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

vi

[adverb]

“apart; away; away.”

vavruḥ < vṛ

[verb], plural, Perfect indicative

“surround; accompany; cover; cover; obstruct; check; spread; envelop.”

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