Rig Veda 10.98.1 - Mandala 10, Sukta 98, Mantra 1

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Rig Veda 10.98.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 98, Mantra 1

Sukta 10.98

Rishi: Devāpi Ārṣṭiṣeṇa (with Ārṣṭiṣeṇa/Devāpi figures prominent in the hymn’s narrative)

Devata: Bṛhaspati as the invoked power; allied forms named: Mitra, Varuṇa, Pūṣan, Ādityas, Vasus, Maruts; rain-force Parjanya is the boon/action requested

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 10.98; verse length and cadence typical)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

बृहस्पते प्रति मे देवतामिहि मित्रो वा यद्वरुणो वासि पूषा । आदित्यैर्वा यद्वसुभिर्मरुत्वान्त्स पर्जन्यं शंतनवे वृषाय ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.98.1

Transliteration

bṛ́haspate práti me devátām ihi mitró vā yád váruṇo vā́si pūṣā́ | ādityáir vā yád vásubhir marútvān tsá parjányam śáṃtanave vṛṣāya ||

Translation

बृहस्पति, मेरे बुलावे का जवाब दे। तू मित्र बन, या वरुण, या पूषा। आदित्य के साथ आ, या वसु के साथ, या मरुत ले के आ। फिर पर्जन्य को जगा, बारिश ला, शंतनु के लिए ग्रोथ ला।

Word by Word

बृहस्पतेO Bṛhaspati

प्रतिtowards, in response to

मेmy, of me

देवताम्the divinity; the deity (as the one to be approached)

इहिcome! go!

मित्रःMitra

वाor

यत्when; if; that which

वरुणःVaruṇa

वाor

असिyou are

पूषाPūṣan

आदित्यैःwith the Ādityas

वाor

यत्when; if

वसुभिःwith the Vasus

मरुत्वान्accompanied by the Maruts; Marut-possessing

सःhe; that one

पर्जन्यम्Parjanya (rain-god)

शंतनवेfor Śaṃtanu

वृषायfor the bull-like one; for the mighty/virile one

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