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
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शुचिर्देवेष्वर्पिता होत्रा मरुत्सु भारती । इळा सरस्वती मही बर्हिः सीदन्तु यज्ञियाः ॥
Transliteration
śúcir devéṣv árpitā hotrā́ marútsu bhā́ratī | íḷā sárasvatī mahī́ barhíḥ sīdantu yajñíyāḥ ||
Translation
Die reine Hotrā, unter den Göttern eingesetzt — Bhāratī unter den Maruts —, dazu Iḷā und Sarasvatī, die Große: sie mögen sich auf dem Barhis niederlassen, des Yajña würdig.
Word by Word
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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