Mantra 4

Pavamana-sāman (generic; specific tune not stated in input)

{ "prastava": "A looping prelude that sets the ‘running’ motif (exact stobhas per gāna).", "udgitha": "taratsa mandī dhāvati dhārā sutasyāndhasaḥ (main statement).", "pratihara": "Responsive echo that reinforces the flow motif, preparing the repetition.", "upadrava": "taratsa mandī dhāvati (repeated as after-song, often more extended melodically).", "nidhana": "Collective settling tone after the second dhāvati, stabilizing the loop into rest.", "structure_notes": "This verse naturally maps repetition to upadrava; the second occurrence can be more melismatic, matching the physical continuity of Soma pouring.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ sets loop; Udgātṛ carries main and repeated line; Pratihartṛ confirms/echoes; all close with nidhana cadence." }

{ "gloss_summary": "Repetition is emphatic liturgical reinforcement; taratsa indicates Soma’s victorious passage through filter and channels; mandī denotes exhilarant quality qualifying Soma for Indra and invigoration; dhārā is the running stream of pressed andhas.", "ritual_interpretation": "Sung while the Soma stream visibly runs; repetition maintains auspicious continuity and supports timing in the rite.", "theological_insight": "Victory over obstacles is inherent in purified bliss: Soma’s joy is not mere pleasure but ṛta-aligned force that ‘crosses over’ impediments.", "etymology_highlights": "tarat-sa (from √tṛ ‘to cross’); mandī (gladdening/exhilarant); dhārā (from √dhṛ/√dhā ‘to hold/flow as a stream’)." }