Rig Veda 1.188.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 188, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.188
Rishi: Agastya
Devata: Bhāratī, Iḷā, Sarasvatī (goddesses of inspired speech and ritual guidance)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भारतीळे सरस्वति या वः सर्वा उपब्रुवे । ता नश्चोदयत श्रिये ॥
Transliteration
bhā́ratīḷé sárasvati yā́ vaḥ sárvā upabrúve | tā́ naś codayata śríye ||
Translation
Wahai Bhāratī, wahai Iḷā, wahai Sarasvatī—apa jua daya ilham yang aku seru kepada kamu semua—doronglah kami menuju seri kemuliaan. Gerakkanlah fikiran dan tutur kami dalam kegembiraan yang benar dari Ṛta (Kebenaran kosmik).
Word by Word
भारतीBhāratī (goddess of speech/ritual)
भारती:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootभारती- (प्रातिपदिक; देवीनाम)
इळेIḷā (goddess of invocation/nourishment)
इळे:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइळा- (प्रातिपदिक; देवीनाम)
सरस्वतिSarasvatī (goddess/river; speech)
सरस्वति:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootसरस्वती- (प्रातिपदिक; देवीनाम)
याwho
या:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वाःall (fem. pl.)
सर्वाः:
कर्तृ (या…सर्वाः = ‘who all’)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
उपब्रुवेI address / I speak to (invoke)
उपब्रुवे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु) + उप- (उपसर्ग)
ताःthem (those goddesses)
ताः:
कर्म
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चोदयतimpel, urge (you all)
चोदयत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootचुद् (धातु)
श्रियेfor splendor/prosperity
श्रिये:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (purpose: ‘for prosperity’)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री- (प्रातिपदिक)
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