Rig Veda 1.167.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 167, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.167
Rishi: Agastya (traditional)
Devata: Maruts with an asurya (sovereign) power; solar simile suggests luminous guidance accompanying them
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जोषद्यदीमसुर्या सचध्यै विषितस्तुका रोदसी नृमणाः । आ सूर्येव विधतो रथं गात्त्वेषप्रतीका नभसो नेत्या ॥
Transliteration
jóṣad yád īm asuryā́ sacádhyai víṣita-stukā rodasī́ nṛmánāḥ | ā́ sū́ryeva vidható ráthaṃ gāt tveṣá-pratīkā nábhaso nétyā ||
Translation
主権の力（asurya）が彼らとともに歩むことを承むるとき、二つの世界（天と地）は、人の雄々しさを希い、輝く房飾りの光を帯びて動き出す。それは太陽のごとく、祭祀する者の戦車へと赴く——その姿は灼然として——天の広がりを進みゆく。
Word by Word
जोषत्let (him/it) be pleased; may he favor
जोषत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजुष्
यदिif/when
यदि:
(सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
ईम्him/it (enclitic pronoun)
ईम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम्
असुर्याःthe Asurya-women / the (mighty) Asuryās
असुर्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअसुर्य
सचध्यैto accompany; to join
सचध्यै:
(प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
TypeVerb
Rootसच्
विषितस्तुकाwhose praise is set in motion / impelled with hymns
विषितस्तुका:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविषित-स्तुक
रोदसीthe two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
रोदसी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी
नृमणाःof manly spirit; having heroic mind
नृमणाः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनृ-मणस्
आtowards; hither
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
सूर्येवlike the Sun
सूर्येव:
Kartā (उपमान)
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootसूर्य + इव
विधतःof the worshipper/ordainer (one who performs rites)
विधतः:
Sampradāna (यजमान-सम्बन्धः)
TypeVerb (participle used substantively)
Rootवि-धा
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
गात्let him/it go; may he come
गात्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगा
त्वेषप्रतीकाःhaving blazing/fiery faces (or appearances)
त्वेषप्रतीकाः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वेष-प्रतीक
नभसःof/from the sky
नभसः:
Apādāna/Adhikaraṇa (उद्गम/स्थान-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootनभस्
नेत्याhaving led; having guided
नेत्या:
(पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनी
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.