Deep dive into the most sacred verse of the Rigveda
त॒त्स॑वि॒तुर्वरे॑ण्यं॒ भर्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि । धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त् ॥
Vedic accents: ॑ Udātta (high) • ॒ Anudātta (low)
Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
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“May we attain that excellent glory of Savitar the god: So may he stimulate our prayers.”
H.H. Wilson (1866)
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“Let us meditate on that excellent glory of the divine vivifier; may he enlighten our understanding.”
Sri Aurobindo
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“We meditate on the adorable glory of the radiant sun; may he inspire our intelligence.”
Monier Williams
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“We meditate on the adorable light of the divine Savitri; may he stimulate our thoughts.”
तत्
tát
that
pronoun
सवितुः
savitúḥ
of Savitṛ (the Sun)
genitive
वरेण्यम्
váreṇyam
adorable, excellent
adjective
भर्गः
bhárgas
radiance, glory
noun
देवस्य
devásya
of the divine
genitive
धीमहि
dhīmahi
we meditate
verb (1st pl.)
धियः
dhíyaḥ
thoughts, intellect
accusative pl.
यः
yáḥ
who, which
relative pronoun
नः
naḥ
our
genitive pl.
प्रचोदयात्
pracodáyāt
may stimulate/inspire
optative verb
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Metre Type
Gāyatrī
Structure
3 × 8
Total Syllables
24
Pattern per Pāda
⏑ – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏓
⏑ = Light (laghu) • – = Heavy (guru) • ⏓ = Anceps
Udātta (उदात्त)
High pitch / raised tone
Marked with vertical line above: स॑
Anudātta (अनुदात्त)
Low pitch / unmarked
Marked with horizontal line below: त॒
Svarita (स्वरित)
Falling tone created when udātta is followed by anudātta. Represents a transition between high and low pitch.