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Mantra 7

Pavamāna Soma’s purification and ascent, bringing protection, fame, and sacrificial efficacy

Rishi: Unspecified in input
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Unspecified in input

असाव्यंशुर्मदायाप्सु दक्षो गिरिष्ठाः श्येनो न योनिमासदत्

asāvyaṃśurmadāyāpsu dakṣo giriṣṭhāḥ śyeno na yonimāsadat

asau1 ayam2 aṃśurmadāya3 apsu1 dakṣo2 giriṣṭhāḥ3 śyeno1 na2 yonimāsadat3

هذا سيلُ سوما، قويٌّ للإطْراب؛ جارٍ في المياه، ساكنٌ في الجبال؛ قد بلغ مقعدَه، كالصقر.

asau | ayam | aṃśuḥ | madāya | apsu | dakṣaḥ | giriṣṭhāḥ | śyenaḥ | na | yonim | āsadat

असौthat (he/this yonder)
असौ:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अयम्this
अयम्:
Kartā (appositional with असौ)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अंशुःray; Soma-stalk/beam
अंशुः:
Kartā (appositional with असौ अयम्)
TypeNoun
Rootअंशु (प्रातिपदिक)
मदायfor exhilaration; for intoxication
मदाय:
Sampradāna (purpose/benefit)
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षःthe able one; Dakṣa
दक्षः:
Kartā (appositional epithet)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
गिरिष्ठाःmountain-dwelling; stationed on the mountain
गिरिष्ठाः:
Kartā (appositional epithet)
TypeAdjective
Rootगिरि-स्था (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
श्येनःa falcon/hawk
श्येनः:
Kartā (upamāna in simile)
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
like; as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
योनिम्womb; seat; resting-place
योनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
आसदत्sat down; came to rest; approached
आसदत्:
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति) उपसर्गः आ-

Pavamāna-stotra (generic; specific gāna not supplied in input)

{ "prastava": "Stobha-prelude evoking ‘asau ayam…’ with gentle lift.", "udgitha": "Main narrative line through ‘aṃśur madāyāpsu dakṣo giriṣṭhāḥ’.", "pratihara": "Response that tightens rhythm before the ‘landing’ phrase.", "upadrava": "‘śyeno na yonim āsadat’ shaped as the swift turn and settling cadence.", "nidhana": "Collective closure, often lengthened to emphasize ‘seat/settling’.", "structure_notes": "The ‘śyena’ segment is musically paintable: slightly quicker articulation then a long final settle.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part roles." }

{ "gloss_summary": "Soma is described as exhilarating, moving in waters (pressing/filtration), obtained from mountains (giriṣṭhāḥ), and reaching the ritual seat (yoni) swiftly like a falcon.", "ritual_interpretation": "apsu = watery medium of pressing/straining; yoni = place of offering/chant-domain; śyena simile marks swift arrival of prepared Soma to its proper station.", "theological_insight": "Purification is a journey from source (mountain) through process (waters) to consecrated seat (yoni); speed here means readiness and right timing in ṛta.", "etymology_highlights": "giriṣṭhāḥ: ‘standing/abiding in mountains’; yoni: seat/source; āsadat: attained/sat down; śyena: swift raptor (soma-bringer motif)." }