Rig Veda 1.67.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 67, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.67
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Agni (installer of the gods within)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हस्ते दधानो नृम्णा विश्वान्यमे देवान्धाद्गुहा निषीदन् ॥
Transliteration
hástे dádhāno nṛmnā́ viśvā́ny amé devā́n dhā́d guhā́ niṣī́dan
Translation
Holding in his hand the full manly force, he set all the gods in their place; in the secret cave he sat down—within the hidden heart.
Word by Word
हस्तेin (his) hand
हस्ते:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
दधानःbearing, holding
दधानः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootधा (धातु) → दधा- (वर्तमान-धातु); शतृ
नृम्णाwith manly might, with strength
नृम्णा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनृम्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वानिall (things), everything
विश्वानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व (सर्व/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
अमेO Amá (Agni as ‘the strong/impelling one’)
अमे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअम (प्रातिपदिक)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
धात्he placed, he set
धात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
गुहाin concealment, in a hidden place
गुहा:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootगुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
निषीदन्sitting down, taking his seat
निषीदन्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootनि-√सद् (धातु) → निषीद्
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.