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Rig Veda 1.142.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 142, Mantra 9

Sukta 1.142

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional)
Devata: Bhāratī, Iḷā, Sarasvatī (often a triad associated with Vāc and ritual plenitude)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

शुचिर्देवेष्वर्पिता होत्रा मरुत्सु भारती । इळा सरस्वती मही बर्हिः सीदन्तु यज्ञियाः ॥

śúcir devéṣv árpitā hotrā́ marútsu bhā́ratī | íḷā sárasvatī mahī́ barhíḥ sīdantu yajñíyāḥ ||

لْتَجْلِسْ كَلِمَةُ القُرْبَانِ الطَّاهِرَةُ، المُثَبَّتَةُ بَيْنَ الآلِهَةِ—بْهَارَتِي (Bhāratī) فِي وَسَطِ المَارُوت (Maruts)—مَعَ إِيلَا (Iḷā) وَسَرَسْفَتِي (Sarasvatī) العَظِيمَتَيْنِ، عَلَى البَرْهِس (الفِرَاشِ المُقَدَّسِ). وَلْتُقِمْ هَذِهِ القُوَى الجَدِيرَةُ بِاليَجْنَا فِينَا نُطْقًا مُلْهَمًا، وَغِذَاءً قَوِيمًا، وَتَدَفُّقَ المَعْرِفَةِ.

शुचिःpure, bright
शुचिः:
Kartā (सम्बन्धः—भारती-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि- (प्रातिपदिक; √शुच् ‘दीप्तौ/शौचे’ से)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
Adhikaraṇa (लोके/मध्ये)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-
अर्पिताoffered, dedicated
अर्पिता:
Kartā (सम्बन्धः—भारती-विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (past passive) / Adjective
Root√अर्प् (अर्पणे) → अर्पित- (कृदन्त) / अर्पिता (स्त्री.)
होत्रा(as) the priestly invocation / Hotrā
होत्रा:
Kartā (सम्बन्धः—भारती-विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootहोत्रा- (होतृ-सम्बद्ध प्रातिपदिक)
मरुत्सुamong the Maruts
मरुत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्-
भारतीBhāratī (goddess of speech/ritual)
भारती:
Kartā
TypeNoun (deity-name) / Proper noun
Rootभारती-
इळाIḷā (Idā)
इळा:
Kartā (समुच्चित-कर्ता)
TypeNoun (deity-name)
Rootइळा- (इडा-)
सरस्वतीSarasvatī
सरस्वती:
Kartā (समुच्चित-कर्ता)
TypeNoun (deity-name)
Rootसरस्वती-
महीgreat
मही:
Kartā (सम्बन्धः—सरस्वती-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective / Noun (epithet)
Rootमही- (मह् ‘महत्त्वे’/महत्-सम्बद्ध)
बर्हिःthe sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिः:
Kartā (समुच्चित-कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस्-
सीदन्तुlet (them) sit down
सीदन्तु:
(क्रिया) — कर्तृभिः सह
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति; उपवेशने)
यज्ञियाःworthy of sacrifice, sacrificial
यज्ञियाः:
Kartā (सीदन्तु इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय- (√यज् ‘यागे’ से)

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