The Bhāratas are an Aryan tribe mentioned in the Rigveda, especially in Mandala 3 attributed to the Bharata sage Vishvamitra. In the "river hymn" RV 3.33, the entire Bharata tribe is described as crossing a river. Aryan () is an English language word derived from the Sanskrit and Iranian terms ari-, arya-, ārya-, and/or the extended form aryāna-. The Sanskrit and Old Persian languages both pronounced the word as arya- () and aryan. ... The Rigveda (Sanskrit: , a tatpurusha compound of praise, verse and knowledge) is a collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns counted among the four Hindu religious texts known as the Vedas. ... The third Mandala of the Rig Veda has 62 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra. ... Brahmarishi Viswamitra or Vishwamitra is one of the most venerated sages of Hinduism. ... Rivers play a prominent part in the hymns of the Rigveda, and consequently in early Vedic religion. ... The third Mandala of the Rigveda has 62 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra. ...

The name is a vrddhi derivation, meaning "descendants of Bharata", bharatá being a name of Agni (literally, "to be maintained", viz. the fire having to be kept alive by the care of men), but also a name of Rudra in RV 2.36.8. Vrddhi is a Sanskrit word meaning growth (cognate to English weird, Old English wyrd). ... Agni is a Hindu deity. ... Rudra (Howler) is a Rigvedic god of the storm, the hunt, death, Nature and the Wind. ... The second Mandala of the Rigveda has 43 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra chiefly attributed to the Rishi . ...

Mandala 7 mentions the Bharatas as taking part in the Battle of the Ten Kings, where they appear to be on the winning side. They appear to have been successful enough in the early power-struggles between the various Aryan tribes so that in post-Vedic (Epic) times, the eponymous ancestor becomes Emperor Bharata, conqueror of all of India (see also Mahabharata), and "Bhārata" today is the official name of the Republic of India (see also Etymology of India). The seventh Mandala of the Rig Veda has 104 hymns, to Agni, Indra, the Visvadevas, the Maruts, Mitra-Varuna, the Asvins, Ushas, Indra-Varuna, Varuna, Vayu (the wind), two each to Sarasvati and Vishnu, and to others. ... The Battle of the Ten Kings () is a battle alluded to in Mandala 7 of the Rigveda (hymns 18, 33 and 83. ... Aryan () is an English language word derived from the Sanskrit and Iranian terms ari-, arya-, ārya-, and/or the extended form aryāna-. The Sanskrit and Old Persian languages both pronounced the word as arya- () and aryan. ... Indian epic poetry is the epic poetry written on the Indian sub-continent. ... Bharata was the first king to conquer all of the world as known to the adherents of Hinduism, uniting it into a single entity which was named after him as Bharatavarsha. ... Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra The (Devanagari: ), is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the . ... India is a nation with three main names in official and popular use, and with historical and cultural importance. ...