Rig Veda 1.181.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 181, Mantra 5

Sukta 1.181

Rishi: Agastya Māna (traditional; confirm via Anukramaṇī)

Devata: Aśvinau

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र वां निचेरुः ककुहो वशाँ अनु पिशङ्गरूपः सदनानि गम्याः । हरी अन्यस्य पीपयन्त वाजैर्मथ्रा रजांस्यश्विना वि घोषैः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.181.5

Transliteration

pra vāṃ ni-ceruḥ kakuhaḥ vaśān anu piśaṅga-rūpaḥ sadanāni gamyāḥ | harī anyasya pīpayanta vājair mathrā rajāṃsy aśvinā vi ghoṣaiḥ ||

Translation

Maju kamu berdua, menurut kehendakmu sendiri, mendaki puncak-puncak, bersinar dalam rupa, sampai ke singgasana-singgasana alam. Dua kuda kuning keemasan milik salah seorang daripada kamu dipenuhi kelimpahan daya; kamu mengocak ruang-ruang dengan gema suaramu, wahai Aśvin, dan membuka jalan-jalan.

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Word by Word

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

• वाम्: of you two / you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna (to/for you two) / Karma (you two as object, context-dependent)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (pronominal base)

• निचेरुः: they have gone down/approached
• निचेरुः: Kriyā (verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु) with नि-

• ककुहः: peaks/summits (humps, heights)
• ककुहः: Kartā (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ककुह- (prātipadika)

• वशाम्: the cow (vashā; a cow/possibly a sacrificial cow)
• वशाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वशा- (prātipadika)

• अनु: after, along, following
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (upasarga/avyaya)

• पिशङ्गरूपः: of tawny/variegated form
• पिशङ्गरूपः: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of an implied/nearby noun) / Kartā if taken substantively
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिशङ्ग- + रूप- (compound prātipadika)

• सदनानि: seats, dwellings, abodes
• सदनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदन- (prātipadika)

• गम्याः: to be gone to, to be reached
• गम्याः: Viśeṣaṇa / Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (predicative: ‘to be reached’)
• Type: Adjective (verbal)
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गम्य (gerundive/future passive participle)

• हरी: the two bay steeds
• हरी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि- (prātipadika)

• अन्यस्य: of another
• अन्यस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य- (prātipadika)

• पीपयन्त: they two made (him/it) drink; they refreshed/satisfied
• पीपयन्त: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (पिबति) / पाययति-causative base; reduplicated intensive/causative-like stem पीपय-

• वाजैः: with prizes/strengths, with (winning) powers
• वाजैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज- (prātipadika)

• मथ्रा: with churning/rousing (force)
• मथ्रा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective (contextual)
• Root: मथ्रā- (prātipadika; Vedic, ‘churning/rousing’ or ‘with churning’)

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

• अश्विना: O Aśvins
• अश्विना: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (dual deity name)
• Root: अश्विन्- (prātipadika)

• वि: apart, widely, forth
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (upasarga)

• घोषैः: with sounds, with clamours
• घोषैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष- (prātipadika)