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 10.118.1
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अग्ने॒ हंसि॒ न्य१॒॑त्रिणं॒ दीद्य॒न्मर्त्ये॒ष्वा । स्वे क्षये॑ शुचिव्रत ॥
अग्ने हंसि न्यत्रिणं दीद्यन्मर्त्येष्वा । स्वे क्षये शुचिव्रत ॥
agne haṃsi ny atriṇaṃ dīdyan martyeṣv ā | sve kṣaye śucivrata ||
English translation:
“Agni, observer of purity, you destroy the devouring (gloom), shining among men in your won dwelling.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): urukṣaya āmahīyavaḥ [urukṣaya āmahīyava];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agnī rakṣohā;
Chandas (meter): pipīlikāmadhyāgāyatrī;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
अग्ने॑ । हंसि॑ । नि । अ॒त्रिण॑म् । दीद्य॑त् । मर्त्ये॑षु । आ । स्वे । क्षये॑ । शु॒चि॒ऽव्र॒त॒ ॥
अग्ने । हंसि । नि । अत्रिणम् । दीद्यत् । मर्त्येषु । आ । स्वे । क्षये । शुचिव्रत ॥
agne | haṃsi | ni | atriṇam | dīdyat | martyeṣu | ā | sve | kṣaye | śuci-vrata
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.118.1 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.”
[adverb]
“back; down.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“Atrin; eater.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“shine; glitter.”
[noun], locative, plural, masculine
“man; people; martya [word]; Earth.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“own(a); respective(a); akin(p); sva [word]; individual; present(a); independent.”
[noun], locative, singular, masculine
“dwelling; house; kṣaya [word]; home; family.”
[noun]
“clean; clean; pure; bright; clear; honest; śuci [word]; clear; impeccant.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“vrata (vote); commandment; law; oath; command; rule; custom; vrata [word]; rule; behavior.”