Rig Veda 9.75.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 75, Mantra 4

Sukta 9.75

Rishi

Soma-pavamāna seer tradition

Devata

Soma Pavamāna

Chandas

Jagatī

Rasa

Vira (heroism) and Shanta (peace)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अद्रिभिः सुतो मतिभिश्चनोहितः प्ररोचयन्रोदसी मातरा शुचिः । रोमाण्यव्या समया वि धावति मधोर्धारा पिन्वमाना दिवेदिवे ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.75.4

Transliteration

ádribhiḥ sutó matíbhis cánōhitaḥ prarocáyan ródasī mātárā śúciḥ | romā́ṇy avyā́ samáyā ví dhāvati mádhor dhā́rā pínvamānā divédive ||

Translation

पत्थरों से निचोड़ा गया, लोगों की सोच से तैयार किया गया। यह साफ़ चीज़ दोनों माँ-बाप को चमकाती है। ऊन के बालों से सही समय में बहता है। शहद की धार दिन-भर फैलती रहती है।

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अद्रिभिः

with stones (pressing-stones)Noun · पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचनRole करण · Root अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)

सुतः

pressed, expressed (Soma)Adjective/Participle · पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त)Role कर्तृ (विशेष्यः सोमः) · Root √सु (सुनोति) → सुत (कृदन्त)

मतिभिः

with thoughts, hymnsNoun · स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचनRole करण · Root मति (प्रातिपदिक)

च

andIndeclinable · समुच्चय-अव्ययRoot च

नः

of us, ourPronoun · षष्ठी विभक्ति; बहुवचन (एन्क्लिटिक)Role सम्बन्ध · Root अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

हितः

placed, set (for us)Adjective/Participle · पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त)Role कर्तृ (विशेष्यः सोमः) · Root √धा (दधाति) → हित (कृदन्त)

प्र

forthIndeclinable (Preverb) · उपसर्गRoot प्र

रोचयन्

making shine, illuminatingVerb (Participle) · पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ) परस्मैपदी-कारक (causative sense)Role कर्तृ (विशेष्यः सोमः) · Root √रुच् (रोचते/रोचयति) → रोचयन्त् (कृदन्त)

रोदसी

the two worlds (heaven and earth)Noun (Dual) · स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; द्विवचनRole कर्म · Root रोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावा-पृथिवी)

मातरौ

the two mothersNoun · स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; द्विवचनRole कर्म (रोदसी का विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन) · Root मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)

शुचिः

bright, pureAdjective · पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचनRole कर्तृ (विशेष्यः सोमः) · Root शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)

रोमाणि

hairs, fleeces (fibres)Noun · नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचनRole कर्म (वि-धावति के साथ) · Root रोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)

अव्याः

of the sheep (ewe)Noun · स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचनRole सम्बन्ध · Root अवी (प्रातिपदिक)

समया

together, in concert (as one)Noun · पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचनRole करण · Root समय (प्रातिपदिक)

वि

apart, widelyIndeclinable (Preverb) · उपसर्गRoot वि

धावति

runs, streamsVerb · लट् (वर्तमान); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदRole कर्तृ (विशेष्यः सोमः) · Root √धाव् (धावति)

मधोः

of sweetness; of honey (Soma)Noun · नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचनRole सम्बन्ध · Root मधु (प्रातिपदिक)

धाराः

streamsNoun · स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (धावति के साथ) · Root धारा (प्रातिपदिक)

पिन्वमाना

swelling, being made to swellVerb (Participle) · स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; वर्तमान कृदन्त (शानच्) आत्मनेपदRole कर्तृ (धाराः का विशेषण) · Root √पिव्/√पि (पिन्वति) → पिन्वमान (कृदन्त)

दिवे

for the day / on the dayNoun · पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी/सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग में)Role अधिकरण (काल-प्रयोग) · Root दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)

दिवे

day by dayNoun · पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी/सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (दिवे-दिवे = प्रतिदिन)Role अधिकरण (काल-प्रयोग) · Root दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• पदच्छेद (sandhi-resolved): अद्रिभिः | सुतः | मतिभिः | च | नः | हितः | प्र | रोचयन् | रोदसी | मातरौ | शुचिः || रोमाणि | अव्याः | समया | वि | धावति | मधोः | धाराः | पिन्वमाना | दिवे | दिवे || 1) मतिभिः + च + नः → मतिभिश्चनोःहितः (संहिता-लेखन: मतिभिश्चनोहितः) : च-नः एन्क्लिटिक संयोग। 2) प्र + रोचयन् → प्ररोचयन् (उपसर्ग-संयोग)। 3) दिवे + दिवे → दिवेदिवे (पुनरुक्ति-समासवत् अव्ययीभाव-कालार्थ: ‘प्रतिदिन’)।

The meaning

Outer meaning

Pressed by stones and set for delight by inspired thoughts, the pure Soma makes the two Mothers (Heaven and Earth) shine. Through the woolen hairs he runs in due season; the honey-stream swells day by day.

Inner meaning

The ‘stones’ are concentrated forces that press out the essence; psychologically, they are the disciplines and intensities that extract the soul’s delight from the raw life. Inspired thoughts (matī) prepare Soma for joy (canaḥ-hita). As Soma purifies, he illumines the two Mothers—mind and life, or heaven and earth within—so both higher aspiration and lower nature become luminous. The ‘woolen hairs’ (filter) are the subtle discriminations that strain out mixture; in right timing (samayā) the consciousness separates and spreads through the being. The honey-stream is Ananda increasing steadily with repeated practice (dive-dive).

Universal truth

True joy is not mere sensation; it is an essence extracted by discipline and clarified by discernment. As it grows, it illumines both our heights and depths, and increases steadily with faithful daily practice.

Themes

Soma extraction and purification, illumining heaven and earth, progressive increase, honey-stream (madhu-dhārā)

The seer

Rishi

Soma-pavamāna seer tradition (Mandala 9)

Other hymns

RV 9.62 (pressed Soma imagery), RV 9.86 (purity and increase)

Family tradition

The pavamāna seers encode inner yoga in the ritual imagery of pressing and filtering Soma.

Significance

Highlights the necessity of tapas-like pressure (adri) and viveka-like filtration (wool) for stable Ananda and illumination of the whole being.

The deity

Devata

Soma Pavamāna

Epithets

śuciḥ (pure), sutaḥ (pressed), prarocayan (making shine), madhor dhārā (honey-stream)

Related deities

Dyāvā-Pṛthivī (Heaven-Earth), Agni, Uṣas

Cosmic role

Transforms raw potency into luminous delight; illumines Heaven and Earth by purified essence.

Inner power

Ananda purified into a steady stream that enlightens both higher mind and embodied nature.

In ritual

Where it is used

Soma pressing (savana) and filtration through wool (āvī)

Accents and Padapatha

Chandas Analysis

Key Symbols

Ritual Application

Etymology

Philosophical Concepts

Vedic Cosmology

Natural Symbolism

Academic Analysis

Yogic Application

Chanting Notes