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Ṛk 1.19.7

Agni, Maruts · Medhātithi Kāṇva

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Saṃhitā

य ईं॒खयं॑ति॒ पर्व॑तांति॒रः स॑मु॒द्रम॑र्ण॒वं ।
म॒रुद्भि॑रग्न॒ आ ग॑हि ॥

य ईङ्खयन्ति पर्वतान् तिरः समुद्रम् अर्णवम् |
मरुद्भिर् अग्न आ गहि ||

yá īṅkháyanti párvatāntiráḥ samudrámarṇavám ǀ
marúdbhiragna ā́ gahi ǁ

ya īṅkhayanti parvatān tiraḥ samudram arṇavam |
marudbhir agna ā gahi ||

Padapāṭha

ये । ई॒ङ्खय॑न्ति । पर्व॑तान् । ति॒रः । स॒मु॒द्रम् । अ॒र्ण॒वम् ।
म॒रुत्ऽभिः॑ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । आ । ग॒हि॒ ॥

ये । ईङ्खयन्ति । पर्वतान् । तिरः । समुद्रम् । अर्णवम् ।
मरुत्ऽभिः । अग्ने । आ । गहि ॥

yé ǀ īṅkháyanti ǀ párvatān ǀ tiráḥ ǀ samudrám ǀ arṇavám ǀ
marút-bhiḥ ǀ agne ǀ ā́ ǀ gahi ǁ

ye ǀ īṅkhayanti ǀ parvatān ǀ tiraḥ ǀ samudram ǀ arṇavam ǀ
marut-bhiḥ ǀ agne ǀ ā ǀ gahi ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.019.07
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.1.37.02
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.05.016
Devatā देवता
Agni, Maruts
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī
Svara स्वरः
षड्जः

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Ṛgveda 1.19.7

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. The Gods move the mountains and scorn the ocean of waters, with those Maruts, O Agni, come.

Commentary

ye the gods, Maruts, parvatān unmoving mountains; inkhayanti move ; arņavam full of water; samudram tiraḥ scorn the ocean, crossing of the boundless ocean is itself the scorn; with those Maruts (as before).

Here, apparently, the moving of the immobile mountains and the crossing of the ocean of masses of waters difficult to cross indicate the mighty strength of the Maruts. Commentators have it that the scorn lies in causing the movement to set up waves, etc. in the waveless ocean. Here the purport to be noted can be grasped by us if we recall the symbolic meaning. The Maruts, extensions of the Life-force, become Powers of the luminous Intelligence. They set in movement the inert body heavy with tamas, or the gross knowledge gone inert, symbolised by the term mountain, in whose womb lies the being of knowledge, power, etc. That brings about the blossoming of knowledge, power, etc. By the movement of the whole being, unmoving and difficult to cross, potent with all powers, the infinite substances symbolised by the term ocean, the manifesation of its parts, its waves, is effected. Agni is prayed to come with Maruts of such mighty prowess.

inkhayanti : inkh among ukh, nakh means movement.