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Ṛgveda 2.3.8

ṛṣi
गृत्समद (आङ्गिरसः शौनहोत्रः पश्चाद्) भार्गवः शौनकः
devatā
आप्रीसूक्तं (१ इध्मः समिद्धोऽग्निर्वा, २ तनूनपात्, ३ इळः, ४ बर्हिः, ५ देवीर्द्वारः, ६ उषासानक्ता, ७ दैव्यौ होतारौ प्रचेतसौ, ८ तिस्रो देव्यः सरस्वतीळाभारत्यः, ९ त्वष्टा, १० वनस्पतिः, ११ स्वाहाकृतयः )
chandas
त्रिष्टुप्, ७ जगती

sara̍svatī sā̱dhaya̍ntī̱ dhiya̍ṃ na̱ iḷā̍ de̱vī bhāra̍tī vi̱śvatū̍rtiḥ |ti̱sro de̱vīḥ sva̱dhayā̍ ba̱rhiredamacchi̍draṃ pāntu śara̱ṇaṃ ni̱ṣadya̍ ||

Transliteration IAST

sara̍svatī sā̱dhaya̍ntī̱ dhiya̍ṃ na̱ iḷā̍ de̱vī bhāra̍tī vi̱śvatū̍rtiḥ | ti̱sro de̱vīḥ sva̱dhayā̍ ba̱rhiredamacchi̍draṃ pāntu śara̱ṇaṃ ni̱ṣadya̍ ||

Padapāṭha word by word, as recited

सरस्वती | साधयन्ती | धियम् | नः | इऌआ | देवी | भारती | विश्व-तूर्तिः | तिस्रः | देवीः | स्वधया | बर्हिः | आ | इदम् | अच्छिद्रम् | पान्तु | शरणम् | नि-सद्य

sarasvatī | sādhayantī | dhiyam | naḥ | iḷā | devī | bhāratī | viśva-tūrtiḥ | tisraḥ | devīḥ | svadhayā | barhiḥ | ā | idam | acchidram | pāntu | śaraṇam | ni-sadya

Translations signed

Sarasvati who perfects our devotion, Ila divine, Bharati all surpassing,- Three Goddesses, with power inherent, seated, protect this holy Grass, our flawless refuge!

Ralph T.H. GriffithThe Hymns of the Rigveda, translated with a popular commentary, 1896 · public domain

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  1. English Sarasvati who perfects our devotion, Ila divine, Bharati all surpassing,- Three Goddesses, with power inherent, seated, protect this holy Grass, our flawless refuge! Ralph T.H. Griffith

Apparatus

Address
rv.2.3.8
Agreement
Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
text.deva
ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
text.iast
ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
text.pada_deva
ऋग्वेद-पदपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
text.pada_iast
ऋग्वेद-पदपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेदः सूक्तानि, per-sukta headers. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0