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

Forward, O pressing-stones: may Savitṛ, the divine Impeller, set you in motion by the law of right working. Yoke yourselves upon the pressing-seats; press out the Soma—distil the delight that feeds the inner ascent.

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Word by Word

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

• वः: of you; for you
• वः: Sampradāna (beneficiary/for you) / sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (pronoun)

• ग्रावाणः: pressing-stones (for Soma)
• ग्रावाणः: Kartā (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रावन् (prātipadika)

• सविता: Savitṛ (the Impeller)
• सविता: Kartā (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (prātipadika)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Kartā (apposition to सविता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (prātipadika)

• सुवतु: may he impel; let him set in motion
• सुवतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सू (सुवति) / √सु (to impel, set in motion)

• धर्मणा: by (right) order; by established law/rite
• धर्मणा: Karaṇa (means/manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मन् (prātipadika)

• धूर्षु: on the yoke-poles / in the yokes
• धूर्षु: Adhikaraṇa (locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूर् (prātipadika)

• युज्यध्वम्: yoke yourselves; be yoked
• युज्यध्वम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √युज् (to yoke, join)

• सुनुत: press out (Soma)
• सुनुत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सु (to press out, extract Soma)