Rig Veda 7.2.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 2, Mantra 8

Sukta 7.2

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Bhāratī, Iḷā, Sarasvatī (the three goddesses); Agni named as accompanying power

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ भारती भारतीभिः सजोषा इळा देवैर्मनुष्येभिरग्निः । सरस्वती सारस्वतेभिरर्वाक्तिस्रो देवीर्बर्हिरेदं सदन्तु ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.2.8

Transliteration

ā́ bhā́ratī bhā́ratībhiḥ sa-jóṣā íḷā deváir manuṣyébhiḥ agníḥ | sárasvatī sārasvatébhiḥ arvā́k tisró devī́r bárhir édáṃ sadantu ||

Translation

Datanglah Bhāratī bersama para Bhāratī dalam satu kesepakatan; datanglah Iḷā bersama para dewa dan bersama manusia, dan Agni bersama mereka. Datanglah Sarasvatī bersama para Sarasvata, berpaling ke mari; biarlah tiga dewi itu duduk di atas barhis (hamparan suci) ini.

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Word by Word

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

• भारती: Bhāratī (goddess)
• भारती: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper/ritual deity name)
• Root: भारती (प्रातिपदिक; भारती-)

• भारतीभिः: with the Bhāratīs
• भारतीभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारती (प्रातिपदिक; भारती-)

• सजोषाः: in concord, together/with one accord
• सजोषाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सजोषस् (प्रातिपदिक; sa-joṣas-)

• इळा: Iḷā (goddess)
• इळा: Kartā
• Type: Noun (deity name)
• Root: इळा (प्रातिपदिक; इळा-)

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक; देव-)

• मनुष्येभिः: with men, with mortals
• मनुष्येभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक; मनुष्य-)

• अग्निः: Agni (fire-god)
• अग्निः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (deity name)
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि-)

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī (goddess)
• सरस्वती: Kartā
• Type: Noun (deity name)
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक; सरस्वती-)

• सारस्वतेभिः: with the Sārasvatas (those belonging to Sarasvatī)
• सारस्वतेभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective (patronymic/collective)
• Root: सारस्वत (प्रातिपदिक; सारस्वत-)

• अर्वाक्: hither, towards here
• अर्वाक्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्वाक् (अव्यय/दिक्शब्द)

• तिस्रः: three (f.)
• तिस्रः: Kartā
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या; स्त्री. रूप तिस्रः)

• देवीः: goddesses
• देवीः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक; देवी-)

• बर्हिः: the sacred grass (barhis), the ritual seat
• बर्हिः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक; बर्हिस्-)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सदन्तु: let them sit, may they take their seat
• सदन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (सीदति) / sad (to sit)