Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 11
Soma Pavamāna’s purifying flow as a cosmic-ritual ascent toward the Sun and the gods
अञ्जते व्यञ्जते समञ्जते क्रतुं रिहन्ति मघ्वाभ्यञ्जते सिन्धोरु ऽच्छ्वासे पतयन्तमुक्षणं हिरण्यपावाः पशुमप्सु गृभ्णते .
añjate vyañjate samañjate kratuṃ rihanti maghvābhyañjate sindhoru 'cchvāse patayantamukṣaṇaṃ hiraṇyapāvāḥ paśumapsu gṛbhṇate .
añjate1 vyañjate2 samañjate1 kratuṃ2 | rihanti1 maghvā2 abhyañjate1 | sindhor2 u1cchvāse1 patayantam2 ukṣaṇam1 | hiraṇyapāvāḥ2 paśum1 apsu2 gṛbhṇate1
يَدْهَنونَ، ويَدْهَنونَ مُتَفَرِّقينَ، ويَدْهَنونَ مُجْتَمِعينَ الـkratu (الشعيرةَ المقدّسة)؛ يَلْحَسونه، والأنهارُ السخيّةُ تَدْهَنه. وفي نَفَسِ النهرِ الصاعدِ، الثورُ الطائرُ—المُطَهِّرونَ إلى بَهاءِ الذَّهَبِ يَقْبِضونَ الـpaśu (القُربان) في المياه.
añjate | vi-añjate | sam-añjate | kratum | rihanti | maghvā | abhyañjate | sindhoḥ | u | ucchvāse | patayantam | ukṣaṇam | hiraṇya-pāvāḥ | paśum | apsu | gṛbhṇate
Pavamana (standard Soma-stotra tune; specific saman-name not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude setting the repetitive ‘anointing’ motif with patterned entry.", "udgitha": "Main iterative action: ‘añjate vyañjate samañjate…’.", "pratihara": "Response emphasizing assimilation: ‘rihanti… abhyañjate’.", "upadrava": "After-song builds the surge image: ‘sindhor ucchvāse… ukṣaṇam’.", "nidhana": "Final collective seal on ‘hiraṇyapāvāḥ… gṛbhṇate’ (they seize/contain).", "structure_notes": "The verse’s rhetorical structure is procedural: preparation → assimilation → surge → capture/transmutation; sāman limbs can map cleanly to these stages.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ (prastāva), Udgātṛ (udgītha/upadrava), Pratihartṛ (pratihāra), all (nidhana)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Repeated ‘añj’ forms describe ritual acts of smearing/arranging/preparing in the Soma procedure (pavitra, vessels, etc.); ‘rihanti’ indicates intimate contact/processing; in the river’s surge the ‘flying bull’ image expresses Soma’s powerful movement; ‘hiraṇyapāvāḥ’ are the purifiers making (Soma) golden-bright; ‘paśu’ is seized/held in waters—interpreted in ritual terms as the offering/victim principle secured within the watery purification context.", "ritual_interpretation": "Procedural description of repeated handling and purification acts; emphasizes correct manipulation and containment of the offering amidst flowing waters.", "theological_insight": "Purification is active and multi-step; the rite’s intelligence (kratu) is ‘anointed’ into effectiveness by coordinated acts and by the purifying agencies.", "etymology_highlights": "ucchvāsa—uprising/surge (lit. ‘up-breath’); hiraṇyapāva—‘gold-purifying/bringing to golden brilliance’; kratu—rite/intention/power of resolve." }