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Shloka 30

Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya

Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra

मन्त्रो रथन्तरं चैव हरिमान्‌ वसुमानपि । आदित्या: साधिराजानो नामद्वन्द्वैरुदाह्ता:,सामगानसम्बन्धी मन्त्र, रथन्तरसाम, हरिमान, वसुमान्‌, अपने स्वामी इन्द्रसहित बारह आदित्य, अग्नि-सोम आदि युगल नामोंसे कहे जानेवाले देवता,

mantro rathantaraṃ caiva harimān vasumān api | ādityāḥ sādhirājāno nāmadvandvair udāhṛtāḥ ||

ナーラダは言った。「マントラ、ラタンタラ(Rathantara のサーマン)、またハリマンとヴァスーマン。さらにアーディティヤたちは、その主君(インドラ)とともに、対(つい)をなす名で称えられる。」これらはサーマの詠唱に結びつく神々と聖なる称号であり、そのような双名によって招請されるのである。

मन्त्रःa mantra (hymn/formula)
मन्त्रः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रथन्तरम्Rathantara (a Sāman chant)
रथन्तरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथन्तर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
हरिमान्Harimān (name/epithet; 'possessing tawny steeds')
हरिमान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहरिमत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वसुमान्Vasumān (name/epithet; 'possessing wealth')
वसुमान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवसुमत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
आदित्याःthe Ādityas
आदित्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
साधिराजानःSādhirājas (a class/name of deities)
साधिराजानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसाधिराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नामद्वन्द्वैःby name-pairs (dvandva-names)
नामद्वन्द्वैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनामद्वन्द्व
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
उदाहृताःare mentioned/are called
उदाहृताः:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-आ-हृ
FormPassive, Perfect (past participle used predicatively), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada
M
Mantra
R
Rathantara (Sāman)
H
Harimān
V
Vasumān
Ā
Ādityas
I
Indra

Educational Q&A

The verse emphasizes the sanctity and precision of Vedic invocation: divine powers and ritual principles are properly approached through established names and paired appellations, especially within the Sāma-chanting tradition.

Nārada is listing or identifying sacred entities and Vedic-ritual designations—Mantras, a prominent Sāman (Rathantara), specific named powers (Harimān, Vasumān), and the Ādityas with Indra—describing how they are traditionally invoked and referred to.