Rig Veda 10.70.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 70, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.70
Rishi: Traditionally attributed to Vādhryaśva (continuation into RV 10.70 opening Agni-invocation)
Devata: The three goddesses (Iḷā prominently; likely Iḷā-Bhāratī-Sarasvatī triad)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तिस्रो देवीर्बर्हिरिदं वरीय आ सीदत चकृमा वः स्योनम् । मनुष्वद्यज्ञं सुधिता हवींषीळा देवी घृतपदी जुषन्त ॥
Transliteration
tísro devī́r bárhir idáṃ várīya ā́ sīdata cakṛmā́ vaḥ syónam | manuṣvád yajñáṃ su-dhítā havī́ṃṣīḷā́ devī́ ghṛtá-padī juṣanta ||
Translation
हे तिस्रो देव्यो, अस्मिन् वरीयसि बर्हिषि उपसीदत; वयं वः स्योनं शयनस्थानं चकृम। मनुष्यवत् कृतं यज्ञं सुसंहितानि च हविषींषि घृतपदी इळा देवी जुषताम्।
Word by Word
तिस्रःthree
तिस्रः:
विशेषण (कर्तृपद-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) → तिसृ
देवीःgoddesses
देवीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
बर्हिःsacrificial grass (barhis)
बर्हिः:
अधिकरण (आसीदत् इत्यस्य—‘on the barhis’)
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इदम्this
इदम्:
विशेषण
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वरीयःmore choice/better
वरीयः:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक) → वरीयस् (तुलनात्मक)
आhither, down (towards)
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सीदतsit down
सीदत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति)
चकृमाwe have made
चकृमा:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (कृणोति) → चकार (परस्मै)
वःfor you; your
वः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (for you/your)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
स्योनम्pleasant, comfortable
स्योनम्:
कर्म (चकृमा इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्योन (प्रातिपदिक)
मनुष्वत्in human fashion, like men
मनुष्वत्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdverbial (comparative manner)
Rootमनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्
यज्ञम्sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
सुधिताःwell-prepared, well-set
सुधिताः:
विशेषण (हवींषि-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसु + √धा (धत्ते) → सुधित (कृदन्त)
हवींषिoblations
हवींषि:
कर्म (जुषन्त इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इळाIḷā (goddess of nourishment/ritual speech)
इळा:
कर्तृ (जुषन्त इत्यस्य—समुच्चित-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun (proper/divine name)
Rootइळा/इडा (प्रातिपदिक; देवीनाम)
देवीthe goddess
देवी:
कर्तृ (इळा इत्यस्य विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतपदीwhose step/footing is ghee; ghee-footed
घृतपदी:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootघृत + पदी (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास)
जुषन्तlet them enjoy/accept
जुषन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√जुष् (जोषते/जुषते)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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