Rig Veda 3.4.8: Mandala 3, Sukta 4, Mantra 8
Sukta 3.4
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (attribution for RV 3.4 in the Viśvāmitra corpus)
Devata: Bhāratī–Iḷā–Sarasvatī (the triad of goddesses of inspired speech/illumination), with Agni as mediator
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; standard for much of Mandala 3)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ भारती भारतीभिः सजोषा इळा देवैर्मनुष्येभिरग्निः । सरस्वती सारस्वतेभिरर्वाक्तिस्रो देवीर्बर्हिरेदं सदन्तु ॥
Transliteration
ā bhā́ratī bhā́ratībhiḥ sajóṣā iḷā́ deváir manuṣyébhir agníḥ | sárasvatī sārasvatébhiḥ arvā́k tisró devī́r bárhir idáṃ sádantu ||
Translation
愿婆罗底（Bhāratī）与诸婆罗底众（Bhāratīs）同心而来；愿伊罗（Iḷā）藉由阿耆尼（Agni）与诸天及人同来。愿萨拉斯瓦蒂（Sarasvatī）与诸萨拉斯瓦塔众（Sarasvatas）近前而至；愿这三位女神在此圣草座（barhis）上，于我们之中安坐。
Word by Word
आhither, forth (towards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
भारतीBhāratī (goddess)
भारती:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभारती (प्रातिपदिक; देवीनाम)
भारतीभिःwith the Bhāratīs
भारतीभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभारती (प्रातिपदिक)
सजोषाःin concord, gladly united
सजोषाः:
Kartā (as qualifier of Agni)
TypeAdjective
Rootसजोषस् (प्रातिपदिक; sa-joṣas)
इळाIḷā (goddess)
इळा:
Kartā (co-subject)
TypeNoun
Rootइळा/इडा (प्रातिपदिक; देवीनाम)
देवैःwith the gods
देवैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मनुष्येभिःwith the men (mortals)
मनुष्येभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सरस्वतीSarasvatī (goddess)
सरस्वती:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक; देवीनाम)
सारस्वतेभिःwith the Sarasvatas (Sarasvatī’s companions/attendants)
सारस्वतेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसारस्वत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘belonging to Sarasvatī’)
अर्वाक्hither, towards here
अर्वाक्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअर्वाक् (अव्यय/दिक्शब्द)
तिस्रःthree
तिस्रः:
Kartā (as qualifier of devīs)
TypeAdjective (Numeral)
Rootत्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
देवीःgoddesses
देवीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
बर्हिःthe sacred grass-seat (barhis)
बर्हिः:
Adhikaraṇa (seat/locative sense as ritual ‘on the barhis’ though formally accusative)
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma (object with ‘sit’ = sit on this)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
सदन्तुlet them sit, may they take their seat
सदन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति) / sad
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