Rig Veda 10.175.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 175, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.175
Rishi: Late-maṇḍala ritual hymn context (10.175) addressing the soma-pressing implements; r̥ṣi attribution varies by Anukramaṇī—confirm per edition.
Devata: Grāvāṇaḥ (pressing-stones) with Savitṛ as the impelling deity.
Chandas: Likely Gāyatrī (shorter cadence; verify per edition).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र वो ग्रावाणः सविता देवः सुवतु धर्मणा । धूर्षु युज्यध्वं सुनुत ॥
Transliteration
prá vo grāvāṇaḥ savitā deváḥ suvatu dhármaṇā | dhū́rṣu yujyadhvaṃ sunutá ||
Translation
হে গ্রাবাণঃ (সোম-পেষণ-পাথর), অগ্রসর হও। ধর্ম অনুসারে দেব সবিতা তোমাদের প্রবৃত্ত করুন। ধূর্ষু (পেষণ-আসন) উপর নিজেকে যুক্ত কর; সোমকে সুনুত—রস নিংড়ে বের কর।
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
वःof you; for you
वः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/for you) / sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (pronoun)
ग्रावाणःpressing-stones (for Soma)
ग्रावाणः:
Kartā (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootग्रावन् (prātipadika)
सविताSavitṛ (the Impeller)
सविता:
Kartā (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (prātipadika)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā (apposition to सविता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
सुवतुmay he impel; let him set in motion
सुवतु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सू (सुवति) / √सु (to impel, set in motion)
धर्मणाby (right) order; by established law/rite
धर्मणा:
Karaṇa (means/manner)
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मन् (prātipadika)
धूर्षुon the yoke-poles / in the yokes
धूर्षु:
Adhikaraṇa (locus)
TypeNoun
Rootधूर् (prātipadika)
युज्यध्वम्yoke yourselves; be yoked
युज्यध्वम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√युज् (to yoke, join)
सुनुतpress out (Soma)
सुनुत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सु (to press out, extract Soma)
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