Rig Veda 1.166.4 — Mandala 1, Sukta 166, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.166

Rishi: Agastya

Devata: Maruts

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ ये रजांसि तविषीभिरव्यत प्र व एवासः स्वयतासो अध्रजन् । भयन्ते विश्वा भुवनानि हर्म्या चित्रो वो यामः प्रयतास्वृष्टिषु ॥

Transliteration

ā ye rajāṃsi taviṣībhiḥ avyata pra va evāsaḥ sva-yatāso adhrajan | bhayante viśvā bhuvanāni harmyā citro vo yāmaḥ pra-yatāsu ṛṣṭiṣu ||

Translation

Wahai Marut, kekuatanmu menenun dirinya merentas hamparan luas; sungguh ke hadapan kamu meluru, digerakkan oleh diri sendiri. Segala alam gentar, bahkan kediaman-kediaman yang teguh, apabila perarakanmu yang beraneka warna bergerak di celah tombak-tombak yang terhunus—apabila serbuanmu yang teratur mara ke hadapan.

Word by Word

• आ: towards, hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• ये: who (they)
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• रजांसि: regions, spaces (realms)
• रजांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (prātipadika)

• तविषीभिः: with (their) mights, powers
• तविषीभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: तविषी (prātipadika)

• अव्यत: encompassed, pervaded
• अव्यत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्य (धातु; ‘to cover/encompass/extend’), with preverb आ

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• वः: of you
• वः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• एवासः: the self-same ones; the very ones (as such)
• एवासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: एव (particle) + आस (prātipadika ‘being’/‘face’?) → RV epithet एव-आस-

• स्वयतासः: self-driven, self-impelled
• स्वयतासः: Kartā (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वयत (prātipadika; ‘self-impelled/going of oneself’)

• अध्रजन्: they rushed, they sped
• अध्रजन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्रज्/ध्रञ्ज् (धातु; ‘to rush, dart’), with preverb अ(धि) in RV form

• भयन्ते: they fear
• भयन्ते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी (धातु)

• विश्वा: all
• विश्वा: Kartā (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (prātipadika)

• भुवनानि: beings, worlds
• भुवनानि: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (prātipadika)

• हर्म्या: (even) in houses/palaces; domestic, housed
• हर्म्या: Kartā (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्म्य (prātipadika)

• चित्रः: bright, wondrous, conspicuous
• चित्रः: Kartā (predicate/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र (prātipadika)

• वः: of you
• वः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• यामः: course, going, onset
• यामः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम (prātipadika)

• प्रयतासु: in the outstretched (ones)
• प्रयतासु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत (prātipadika; ‘stretched forth, extended’)

• वृष्टिषु: in the rains, in the downpours
• वृष्टिषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्टि (prātipadika)