Rig Veda 1.166.5 — Mandala 1, Sukta 166, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.166
Rishi: Agastya
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यत्त्वेषयामा नदयन्त पर्वतान्दिवो वा पृष्ठं नर्या अचुच्यवुः । विश्वो वो अज्मन्भयते वनस्पती रथीयन्तीव प्र जिहीत ओषधिः ॥
Transliteration
yat tveṣa-yāmā nadayanta parvatān divo vā pṛṣṭhaṃ naryā acucyavuḥ | viśvo vo ajman bhayate vanaspatiḥ rathiyantīva pra jihīte oṣadhiḥ ||
Translation
Ketika, cepat dalam lintasanmu yang menyala, kalian membuat gunung-gunung mengaum, dan oleh daya keperkasaanmu kalian mengguncang bahkan punggung langit—maka pada derapmu setiap pohon ketakutan, dan tumbuh-tumbuhan menunduk seakan dihantam laju kereta perang.
Word by Word
यत्which/that (what)
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/विशेषण (correlative)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
त्वे॒षया॑with impetuosity, with fierce force
त्वे॒षया॑:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootत्वेषा (प्रातिपदिक) < त्विष्/त्वेष् ‘to be sharp, impetuous, blaze’
आtowards, forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
माindeed, surely (particle)
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (अव्यय/निपात; here emphatic/particle)
नदयन्तthey roar/resound
नदयन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootनद् ‘to roar, resound’
पर्वतान्mountains
पर्वतान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven/sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव् ‘sky, heaven’)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
पृष्ठम्back, ridge, surface
पृष्ठम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
नर्याःmanly, heroic (ones)
नर्याः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootनर्य (प्रातिपदिक) < नर ‘man’
अचुच्यवुःthey have shaken/made to move
अचुच्यवुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootच्यु ‘to move, fall, dislodge’ (with reduplication)
विश्वःall, every
विश्वः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अज्मन्in the course/drive (on the march)
अज्मन्:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअज्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘course, march, drive; battle/field’
भयतेfears
भयते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभी ‘to fear’
वनस्पतिःthe lord of the forest; tree
वनस्पतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
रथीयन्तीrushing like a chariot
रथीयन्ती:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (of ओषधिः)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootरथीयन्त् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) < रथ ‘chariot’ + denominative/causative sense ‘to go like a chariot, to rush’
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
जिहीतleave off / let go
जिहीत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootहा ‘to leave, abandon’ (with reduplication ji-)
ओषधिःthe plant/herb (vegetation)
ओषधिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
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