Rig Veda 1.3.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 9

Sukta 1.3

Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.1–1.11; within RV 1.3 the family attribution remains Vaiśvāmitra)

Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (All the Gods / the collective divine Powers)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (3×8 syllables; typical of early Mandala 1 invocatory verses)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

विश्वे देवासो अस्रिध एहिमायासो अद्रुहः । मेधं जुषन्त वह्नयः ॥

Transliteration

víśve devā́so asrídha éhi-māyāso adrúhaḥ | médhaṃ juṣanta váhnayaḥ ||

Translation

May all the divine Powers—unfailing, swift in their arriving force, and without hostility—take delight in the sacrifice of understanding; may the bearers of the flame accept and foster our inspired offering within us.

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Word by Word

• विश्वे: all
• विश्वे: Kartā (देवासः-कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवासः: the gods
• देवासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्रिधः: unfailing, unerring
• अस्रिधः: Kartā (देवासः-कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्रिध (प्रातिपदिक; न-स्रिध् ‘to fail/err’ इत्यर्थक-धातोः निष्पन्नः विशेषणः)

• एहिमायासः: of swift/ready device (quick in contrivance)
• एहिमायासः: Kartā (देवासः-कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एहि-माया (समास-प्रातिपदिक; ‘एहि’ + ‘माया’)

• अद्रुहः: non-injuring, not treacherous
• अद्रुहः: Kartā (देवासः-कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्रुह (प्रातिपदिक; न-द्रुह् ‘to harm/deceive’)

• मेधम्: wisdom; intelligence; (also) sacrificial skill
• मेधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेध (प्रातिपदिक)

• जुषन्त: may they enjoy/favour
• जुषन्त: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जुष् (धातु)

• वह्नयः: the bearers/impellers; (often) priests or fire-bearers
• वह्नयः: Kartā (जुषन्त इति क्रियायाः कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)