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 2.1.5

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्वम॑ग्ने॒ त्वष्टा॑ विध॒ते सु॒वीर्यं॒ तव॒ ग्नावो॑ मित्रमहः सजा॒त्य॑म् । त्वमा॑शु॒हेमा॑ ररिषे॒ स्वश्व्यं॒ त्वं न॒रां शर्धो॑ असि पुरू॒वसु॑: ॥
त्वमग्ने त्वष्टा विधते सुवीर्यं तव ग्नावो मित्रमहः सजात्यम् । त्वमाशुहेमा ररिषे स्वश्व्यं त्वं नरां शर्धो असि पुरूवसुः ॥
tvam agne tvaṣṭā vidhate suvīryaṃ tava gnāvo mitramahaḥ sajātyam | tvam āśuhemā rariṣe svaśvyaṃ tvaṃ narāṃ śardho asi purūvasuḥ ||

English translation:

“You, Agni, are Tvaṣṭā, (the giver) of great wealth to (your) worshipper; these praises are yours; do you, of benevolent power, (admit) our affinity; you, who are prompt to encourage (us), give us good (store of) horses; you, who abound with opulence, are the strength of men.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): āṅgirasaḥ śaunahotro bhārgavo gṛtsamadaḥ [āṅgirasa śaunahotra bhārgava gṛtsamada];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agniḥ ;
Chandas (meter): nicṛttriṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

त्वम् । अ॒ग्ने॒ । त्वष्टा॑ । वि॒ध॒ते । सु॒ऽवीर्य॑म् । तव॑ । ग्नावः॑ । मि॒त्र॒ऽम॒हः॒ । स॒ऽजा॒त्य॑म् । त्वम् । आ॒शु॒ऽहेमा॑ । र॒रि॒षे॒ । सु॒ऽअश्व्य॑म् । त्वम् । न॒राम् । शर्धः॑ । अ॒सि॒ । पु॒रु॒ऽवसुः॑ ॥
त्वम् । अग्ने । त्वष्टा । विधते । सुवीर्यम् । तव । ग्नावः । मित्रमहः । सजात्यम् । त्वम् । आशुहेमा । ररिषे । सुअश्व्यम् । त्वम् । नराम् । शर्धः । असि । पुरुवसुः ॥
tvam | agne | tvaṣṭā | vidhate | su-vīryam | tava | gnāvaḥ | mitra-mahaḥ | sa-jātyam | tvam | āśu-hemā | rariṣe | su-aśvyam | tvam | narām | śardhaḥ | asi | puru-vasuḥ

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 2.1.5 English analysis of grammar]

tvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, 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.”

tvaṣṭā < tvaṣṭṛ

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“Tvaṣṭṛ; Viśvakarman; sun.”

vidhate < vidh

[verb noun], dative, singular

“worship; offer.”

suvīryaṃ < su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

suvīryaṃ < vīryam < vīrya

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”

tava < tvad

[noun], genitive, singular

“you.”

gnāvo < gnāvas < gnāvat

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

mitramahaḥ < mitra

[noun], masculine

“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”

mitramahaḥ < mahas < mahat

[noun], vocative, singular, masculine

“large; eminent; great; loud; dangerous; strong; long; high; much(a); mahant [word]; ample; very; great; adult; important; dark; high; abundant; violent; remarkable; mighty; big; long.”

sajātyam < sajātya

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“relatedness.”

tvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, singular

“you.”

āśuhemā < āśuheman

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

rariṣe <

[verb], singular, Perfect indicative

“give; impart.”

svaśvyaṃ < su

[adverb]

“very; well; good; nicely; beautiful; su; early; quite.”

svaśvyaṃ < aśvyam < aśvya

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

tvaṃ < tvam < tvad

[noun], nominative, singular

“you.”

narāṃ < narām < nṛ

[noun], genitive, plural, masculine

“man; man; nṛ [word]; crew; masculine.”

śardho < śardhaḥ < śardhas

[noun], nominative, singular, neuter

“troop.”

asi < as

[verb], singular, Present indikative

“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”

purūvasuḥ < purūvasu

[noun], nominative, singular, masculine

“rich.”

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