Rig Veda 1.142.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 142, Mantra 7

Sukta 1.142

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional)

Devata: Naktā-Uṣasā (Night and Dawn) as paired goddesses; Mothers of Ṛta

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ भन्दमाने उपाके नक्तोषासा सुपेशसा । यह्वी ऋतस्य मातरा सीदतां बर्हिरा सुमत् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.142.7

Transliteration

ā́ bhándamāne upāké náktoṣásā su-péśasā | yahvī́ ṛtásya mā́tarā sī́datāṃ barhír ā́ su-mát ||

Translation

Wahai Malam dan Fajar, yang indah rupanya, mendekatlah ke tempat pertemuan; bersinarlah bersama. Kamu berdua, Ibu-ibu Perkasa bagi Ṛta—duduklah di atas barhis (hamparan suci) dengan kurnia yang bahagia dan jernih budi.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• भन्द॑माने: while (someone) is praising / at the time of praising
• भन्द॑माने: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: भन्द् (धातु) / bhand (to praise, to speak pleasantly)

• उपाके: in the vicinity, near
• उपाके: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाक (प्रातिपदिक) / upāka (nearness, vicinity)

• नक्तो॒षासा॑: Night-and-Dawn (the two goddesses)
• नक्तो॒षासा॑: Kartā
• Type: Noun (dual compound)
• Root: नक्तोषास् (द्वन्द्व-समास) = नक्तम् + उषास् / night + dawn

• सुपेशसा: beautifully adorned
• सुपेशसा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-पेशस् (प्रातिपदिक) / supeśas (well-adorned, of good appearance)

• यह्वी: mighty, powerful
• यह्वी: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यह्वि (प्रातिपदिक) / yahvī (mighty, impetuous; lofty)

• ऋतस्य: of ṛta (cosmic order)
• ऋतस्य: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (प्रातिपदिक) / ṛta (cosmic order, truth)

• मातरा: the two mothers
• मातरा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातर् (प्रातिपदिक) / mātṛ (mother)

• सीदताम्: let them sit / may they take their seat
• सीदताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद् (धातु) / sad (to sit, to settle)

• बर्हिः: the barhis (sacrificial grass-seat)
• बर्हिः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक) / barhis (sacrificial grass, seat)

• आ: hither, onto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• सुमत्: with good will, graciously
• सुमत्: —
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially / as qualifier)
• Root: सु-मत् (प्रातिपदिक) / sumat (good-minded, benevolent; good will)