Rig Veda 10.35.10: Mandala 10, Sukta 35, Mantra 10
Sukta 10.35
Rishi: Unknown/varied attributions in tradition for RV 10.35; commonly associated with dawn/fire imagery (check specific Anukramaṇī for exact seer)
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ with named powers: Indra, Mitra, Varuṇa, Bhaga; Agni (refrain)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नो बर्हिः सधमादे बृहद्दिवि देवाँ ईळे सादया सप्त होतॄन् । इन्द्रं मित्रं वरुणं सातये भगं स्वस्त्यग्निं समिधानमीमहे ॥
Transliteration
ā́ no barhíḥ sadha-mā́de bṛhád diví devā́ṁ īḷe sā́dayā saptá hótṝn | índraṁ mítraṁ váruṇaṁ sātáye bhágaṁ svastí agníṁ samidhānám īmahe ||
Translation
आ नो बर्हिः सधमादे बृहद्दिवि आगच्छतु; तत्र देवान् ईळे—सप्त होतॄन् सादयत। सातये इन्द्रं मित्रं वरुणं भगं च आनयत। स्वस्त्यै समिधानम् अग्निम् ईमहे।
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
बर्हिःsacrificial grass, barhis
बर्हिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सधमादेin the common feast/banquet (sacrificial session)
सधमादे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसधमाद (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहत्broad, lofty
बृहत्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिविin heaven
दिवि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
ईळेI praise / I invoke
ईळे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईळ् (ईड्) / īḷ (dhātu)
सादयseat (them), cause to sit
सादय:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (causative: सादयति)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
—
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्तन् (numeral stem)
होतॄन्Hotṛ-priests / invokers
होतॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रम्Mitra
मित्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणम्Varuṇa
वरुणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
सातयेfor winning, for attainment
सातये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसाति (प्रातिपदिक; from √सन्/सा ‘to win, gain’ in Vedic usage)
भगम्Bhaga (the distributor of fortune)
भगम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वस्तिwell-being, welfare
स्वस्ति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वस्ति (avyaya/prātipadika)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
समिधानम्being kindled, kindling (himself)
समिधानम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootसम्-इध् (kṛdanta: समिधान)
ईमहेwe seek / we implore
ईमहे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईम्/ई (Vedic verb ‘to seek, go for, implore’)
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