Mantra 8
Pavamāna Soma’s forward-flowing purification and empowering exhilaration within the sacrifice
पवमानो अजीजनद्दिवश्चित्रं न तन्यतुम् ज्योतिर्वैश्वानरं बृहत्
pavamāno ajījanaddivaścitraṃ na tanyatum jyotirvaiśvānaraṃ bṛhat
pavamāno1 ajījanad2 divaś3 citraṃ1 na2 tanyatum3 jyotir1 vaiśvānaraṃ2 bṛhat3
Le (Soma) purifiant a engendré du ciel une clarté merveilleuse, telle le fracas du tonnerre — la grande lumière de Vaiśvānara.
pavamānaḥ | ajījanat | divaḥ | citram | na | tanyatum | jyotiḥ | vaiśvānaram | bṛhat
Pavamana-sāman (generic)
o; hau
{ "prastava": "o", "udgitha": "pavamānaḥ ajījanat divaḥ citram na tanyatum", "pratihara": "hau", "upadrava": "jyotiḥ vaiśvānaram bṛhat", "nidhana": null, "structure_notes": "The semantic ‘birth of light’ is placed in upadrava; many traditions allow a concluding elongation on ‘bṛhat’ even if no separate nidhana syllable is listed.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; optional closing by all on final hold." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘jyotis’ and ‘vaiśvānara’ are linked to the sacrificial fire-principle and universal radiance; Soma, when purified, ‘produces’ splendour conducive to the rite; ‘tanyatu’ is the roar/resounding like thunder.", "ritual_interpretation": "The chant marks Soma’s ritual fitness post-filtration; the generated ‘light’ is the sacrificial efficacy that supports offerings reaching the gods.", "theological_insight": "Soma and Agni converge: purification of the liquid yields the universal fire-light—an alchemy of substance into radiance.", "etymology_highlights": "vaiśvānara from viśva-nara ‘belonging to all people’; bṛhat ‘vast/great’ as a cosmological epithet for expansive light." }