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 10.87.25
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
प्रत्य॑ग्ने॒ हर॑सा॒ हर॑: शृणी॒हि वि॒श्वत॒: प्रति॑ । या॒तु॒धान॑स्य र॒क्षसो॒ बलं॒ वि रु॑ज वी॒र्य॑म् ॥
प्रत्यग्ने हरसा हरः शृणीहि विश्वतः प्रति । यातुधानस्य रक्षसो बलं वि रुज वीर्यम् ॥
praty agne harasā haraḥ śṛṇīhi viśvataḥ prati | yātudhānasya rakṣaso balaṃ vi ruja vīryam ||
English translation:
“Destroy, Agni, with your flame, the impetuous might of the Yātudhāna; break the strength of therākṣasa.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): pāyuḥ;Devatā (deity/subject-matter): agnī rakṣohā;
Chandas (meter): nicṛdanuṣṭup;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
प्रति॑ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । हर॑सा । हरः॑ । शृ॒णी॒हि । वि॒श्वतः॑ । प्रति॑ । या॒तु॒ऽधान॑स्य । र॒क्षसः॑ । बल॑म् । वि । रु॒ज॒ । वी॒र्य॑म् ॥
प्रति । अग्ने । हरसा । हरः । शृणीहि । विश्वतः । प्रति । यातुधानस्य । रक्षसः । बलम् । वि । रुज । वीर्यम् ॥
prati | agne | harasā | haraḥ | śṛṇīhi | viśvataḥ | prati | yātu-dhānasya | rakṣasaḥ | balam | vi | ruja | vīryam
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 10.87.25 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“towards; per; regarding; respectively; according to; until.”
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“fire; Agni; sacrificial fire; digestion; cautery; Plumbago zeylanica; fire; vahni; agni [word]; agnikarman; gold; three; jāraṇa; pyre; fireplace; heating.”
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“fire; fury; grip; capture.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“fire; fury; grip; capture.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“fall off; break; disintegrate; crush; break; fracture.”
[adverb]
“everywhere; around; about.”
[adverb]
“towards; per; regarding; respectively; according to; until.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
“sorcerer; Rākṣasa; Yātudhāna; rākṣasavaktravant.”
[noun], genitive, singular, neuter
“Rākṣasa; Rakṣas; rakṣas [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“strength; army; power; force; potency; vigor; Balarama; bala; violence; might; Shiva; bala [word]; myrrh; semen; reflex; bronze; influence; erection; potency; intensity.”
[adverb]
“apart; away; away.”
[verb], singular, Present imperative
“break; bend.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“potency; vīrya; heroism; potency; strength; semen; power; deed; active agent; efficacy; vīryapāramitā; gold; vigor; vīrya [word]; virility; manfulness; jewel; force.”