Rig Veda 7.76.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 76, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.76
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Devata
- Uṣas
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Vira (heroism)
समान ऊर्वे अधि संगतासः सं जानते न यतन्ते मिथस्ते । ते देवानां न मिनन्ति व्रतान्यमर्धन्तो वसुभिर्यादमानाः ॥
samāná ūrve ádhi sáṃgatāsaḥ sáṃ jānate ná yatante mithás te | te devā́nāṃ ná minanti vratā́ny ámardhanto vásubhir yā́damānāḥ ||
Auf derselben weiten Grundlage vereint, erkennen sie in Eintracht und ringen nicht gegeneinander. Die Satzungen der Götter verletzen sie nicht; erstarkt schreiten sie voran, ausgestattet mit den Vasu, den wesentlichen Gütern.
Word by Word
- समानः
- the same, commonAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole विशेषण (कर्तृपदस्य)Root समान (प्रातिपदिक)
- ऊर्वे
- in the wide space / in the womb (lap)Nounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनRole अधिकारणRoot ऊर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
- अधि
- upon, overIndeclinableउपसर्ग/उपपद-अव्ययRole अधिकारण-सम्बन्ध (on/over)Root अधि
- संगतासः
- having come together, assembledAdjective/Participleपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (भूतकृत्/क्त, ‘gathered’)Role कर्तृ (समूहः)Root सम्-गम् (धातु) → संगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
- सं
- togetherIndeclinableउपसर्ग-अव्ययRole क्रियाविशेषणRoot सम्
- जानते
- they know, recognizeVerbलट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole क्रियाRoot ज्ञा (धातु)
- न
- notIndeclinableनिषेधRole क्रियानिषेधRoot न
- यतन्ते
- they strive, exert themselvesVerbलट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole क्रियाRoot यत् (धातु) / यत्- (to strive)
- मिथः
- mutually, with one anotherIndeclinableअव्यय (परस्परार्थे)Role क्रियाविशेषणRoot मिथस्
- ते
- theyPronounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot तद् (सर्वनाम)
- देवानाम्
- of the godsNounपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचनRole सम्बन्ध (genitive)Root देव (प्रातिपदिक)
- न
- likeIndeclinableउपमा/तुलना-अव्ययRole उपमान-सम्बन्धRoot न
- मिनन्ति
- they diminish, violateVerbलट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole क्रियाRoot मि (धातु; ‘to diminish/violate’)
- व्रतानि
- vows, ordinances, sacred lawsNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचनRole कर्मRoot व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
- अमर्धन्तः
- not injuring, not impairingAdjective/Participleपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (वर्तमानकृदन्त/शतृ-प्रायः; ‘not harming/undiminishing’)Role कर्तृ (ते इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Root मृध्/मर्ध् (धातु; ‘to neglect/impair’), न-प्रत्ययेन ‘अमर्ध’ (कृदन्त)
- वसुभिः
- with goods/treasures; with the VasusNounपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचनRole करणRoot वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
- यादमानाः
- seeking, requesting, asking forParticipleपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (वर्तमानकृदन्त, आत्मनेपद-प्रायः)Role कर्तृ (ते इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Root याद्/याच् (धातु; ‘to ask, request’) → यादमान (कृदन्त)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः (सन्धिविच्छेद): समान ऊर्वे अधि संगतासः | सं जानते न यतन्ते मिथः ते | ते देवानाम् न मिनन्ति व्रतानि अमर्धन्तः वसुभिः यादमानाः || 1) संगतासः = सम् + गतासः (सम्-उपसर्गपूर्वक √गम्, क्त-प्रत्यय ‘गत’ → ‘संगत’)
- 2) व्रतान्यमर्धन्तः = व्रतानि + अमर्धन्तः (इकारान्त ‘व्रतानि’ + अ-आदि पद; संहितायां य्-आगमः)
- 3) वसु॑भि॒र्याद॑मानाः = वसुभिः + यादमानाः (विसर्गस्य रेफादेशः ‘ः’→‘र्’ स्वरादौ)
- 4) दे॒वानां॒ न: ‘न’ अत्र उपमावाचकः (like), पूर्वे ‘न’ निषेधः
The meaning
Outer meaning
United on the same wide base, they know together and do not contend with one another. They do not violate the gods’ ordinances; strengthened, they move forward with the powers of wealth.
Inner meaning
The awakened inner powers (faculties of mind, life, and intuition) gather on a common foundation (samāna ūrve)—a widened consciousness. In that wideness they ‘know together’ (saṃ jānate): no inner civil war of impulses. Because they keep the divine vrata (laws of right functioning), they become amardhantaḥ (unfailing/undiminished) and advance with vasu (essential riches: energies, capacities, luminous resources).
Universal truth
Harmony is not compromise but unity on a widened basis; fidelity to higher law (vrata) prevents inner fragmentation and converts energy into enduring wealth and progress.
Themes
Concord, Divine law (vrata), Inner integration
The seer
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Lineage
- Vasiṣṭha (Maitrāvaruṇa lineage)
- Other hymns
- RV 7.76, RV 7.77, RV 7.82 (Varuṇa/Mitra order themes; family context)
Family tradition
Vasiṣṭha hymns repeatedly stress concord (samjñāna), ṛta, and the right law of the gods.
Significance
Vasiṣṭha frames spiritual progress as a disciplined harmony: wideness first, then unity of knowing, then faithful action according to divine law.
The deity
- Devata
- Uṣas (indirect)
- Epithets
- samāna ūrve (wide foundation) as dawn-wideness, devānāṃ vratāni (divine ordinances) guarded in awakening
- Related deities
- Mitra (harmony), Varuṇa (law), Indra (force of progress), Aditi (wideness)
Cosmic role
Dawn establishes a common field for the day’s right functioning; she initiates order and coordinated activity.
Inner power
She widens and harmonizes the being so that inner parts cease mutual friction and can carry the divine law into action.
In ritual
Where it is used
Morning recitation for concord and right observance; suitable in dawn sequences and communal rites.
स॒मा॒न ऊ॒र्वे अधि॒ संग॑तास॒: सं जा॑नते॒ न य॑तन्ते मि॒थस्ते । ते दे॒वानां॒ न मि॑नन्ति व्र॒तान्यम॑र्धन्तो॒ वसु॑भि॒र्याद॑मानाः ॥
स॒मा॒ने । ऊ॒र्वे । अधि॑ । सम्ऽग॑तासः । सम् । जा॒न॒ते॒ । न । य॒त॒न्ते॒ । मि॒थः । ते । ते । दे॒वाना॑म् । न । मि॒न॒न्ति॒ । व्र॒तानि॑ । अम॑र्धन्तः । वसु॑ऽभिः । याद॑मानाः ॥
samāne | ūrve | adhi | sam-gatāsaḥ | sam | jānate | na | yatante | mithaḥ | te | te | devānām | na | minanti | vratāni | amardhantaḥ | vasu-bhiḥ | yādamānāḥ
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4 pādas × ~11 syllables
Balanced and collective; repeated ‘saṃ’ gives a gathering, unifying beat.
Encourages composure and integration; the cadence supports ‘coming together’ and steady forward movement.
- समान ऊर्वे (samāna ūrve)
- Literal: on the same wide foundation. Symbolic: widened consciousness as shared ground for inner unity
- संगतासः (saṃgatāsaḥ)
- Literal: come together, assembled. Symbolic: integration of faculties; collected being
- सं जानते (saṃ jānate)
- Literal: know together. Symbolic: consensual inner knowledge; coordinated perception
- न यतन्ते मिथः (na yatante mithaḥ)
- Literal: do not strive against each other. Symbolic: cessation of inner conflict; harmonized energies
- व्रतानि (vratāni)
- Literal: ordinances/vows. Symbolic: divine functional laws; right rhythms of thought-life-action
- अमर्धन्तः (amardhantaḥ)
- Literal: not failing/undiminished. Symbolic: stable force, not leaking through discord
- वसु (vasu)
- Literal: wealth, good things. Symbolic: essential powers: clarity, strength, joy, effective capacities
Ethos-verse for concord in the sacrificial community and, inwardly, concord of faculties—supporting the dawn’s stable emergence.
At dawn or before collective work/ritual; also in times of discord as a harmonizing invocation.
Recited as praise/affirmation of divine law (vrata) and unity (saṃjñāna).
Use before meetings/teams or family routines: establish ‘one wide base’ and commit to non-contention and shared truth.
ūrví/ūrve 'wide' (< √ur 'to be broad') suggests a basis of wideness (bṛhat-like expansion) required for harmony. vrata (< √vṛ 'to choose/will, to set in order') is not mere rule but the chosen law of divine action; psychologically, the fixed disciplines/intentions of the luminous powers. mithás 'mutually' marks the overcoming of inner conflict—key for the dawn-realisation to stabilize.
Vrata (divine law/will), non-conflict / harmony of powers, wideness (bṛhat-ideal)
Implicit: keeping devānāṃ vratāni is living ṛta in action.
Truth as shared knowing (saṃ jānate) rather than private opinion.
Order arises from wideness and concord; energy becomes wealth when law is not violated.
Integral-psychological: inner integration as prerequisite for higher realization.
dawn (contextual)
A broadened awareness in which impulses align; the ‘laws of the gods’ become natural rhythms in mind and life.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The myth of the harmonious divine company: powers gathered on a single wide plane, acting without mutual opposition, preserving the gods’ vratāni. It is the social-cosmic image of Ṛta as concord.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- The field of 'law/will' in vrata (< √vṛ) parallels IE notions of chosen order and binding vow. The repeated sam- ('together') syntactically enacts the semantic of unity, a poetic device common in IE traditions to mirror meaning through form.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi points to the condition for receiving Dawn: an integrated, non-quarrelling inner assembly that does not violate the divine will. The devatā’s gift (light/wealth) is mediated through alignment with vrata.
Establish ‘wideness’ and harmonize sub-personalities into one intention aligned to higher law.
Anāhata (heart; harmony)
Coherent breathing (inhale 5, exhale 5) for 3–5 minutes, then chant.
Sattvic integration; quiet collective intelligence in the being.
After chanting, sense the whole being as a single field; let competing impulses lay down arms; choose one ‘vrata’ for the day (a right rule) and hold it gently but firmly.
Maintain steady tri-tone; emphasize the repeated ‘saṃ’ with gentle udātta lift; keep pāda endings grounded.
Clear articulation of clusters: saṃ-gatāsaḥ; do not rush ‘na yatante mithaḥ’.
(ūrve): long ū; roll into ‘rve’ without extra vowel., (vratāni): crisp ‘vr’ cluster., (amardhantaḥ): aspirated ‘dh’ audible; avoid ‘danta’., (yādamānāḥ): long ā’s sustained, nasalization minimal.
Even, unifying, slightly resonant in the chest.
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