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 10.118.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
स आहु॑तो॒ वि रो॑चते॒ऽग्निरी॒ळेन्यो॑ गि॒रा । स्रु॒चा प्रती॑कमज्यते ॥
स आहुतो वि रोचतेऽग्निरीळेन्यो गिरा । स्रुचा प्रतीकमज्यते ॥
sa āhuto vi rocate 'gnir īḻenyo girā | srucā pratīkam ajyate ||
English translation:
“Agni, who is to be glorified with the voice (of praise), blazes up when invoked, he is sprinkled with theladle before (the other gods).”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): urukṣaya āmahīyavaḥ [urukṣaya āmahīyava];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agnī rakṣohā;
Chandas (meter): virāḍgāyatrī ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
सः । आऽहु॑तः । वि । रो॒च॒ते॒ । अ॒ग्निः । ई॒ळेन्यः॑ । गि॒रा । स्रु॒चा । प्रती॑कम् । अ॒ज्य॒ते॒ ॥
सः । आहुतः । वि । रोचते । अग्निः । ईळेन्यः । गिरा । स्रुचा । प्रतीकम् । अज्यते ॥
saḥ | āhutaḥ | vi | rocate | agniḥ | īḷenyaḥ | girā | srucā | pratīkam | ajyate
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.118.3 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“sacrifice; sprinkle.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“please; shine.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“praise; invite; raise.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“hymn; praise; voice; words; invocation; command; statement; cry; language.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, feminine
“Sruc.”
[noun], nominative, singular, neuter
“face; surface.”
[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr￤s. Passiv
“smear; anoint; mix; color.”