Mantra 8
Soma Pavamāna’s purifying flow through the strainer, bringing nourishment and auspicious power
स पवस्व य आविथेन्द्रं वृत्राय हन्तवे वव्रिवांसं महीरपः
sa pavasva ya āvithendraṃ vṛtrāya hantave vavrivāṃsaṃ mahīrapaḥ
sa1 pa2vasva3 ya1 ā2vit i1ndraṃ vṛ2trāya3 ha1ntave va1vrivāṃsaṃ ma2hīr a1paḥ3
तू पवित्र हो—जिसने इन्द्र की सहायता की, वृत्र (आवरण करने वाले) को मारने के लिए; और महान् जलों को (मुक्त करने के लिए)।
saḥ | pavasva | yaḥ | āvit | indram | vṛtrāya | hantave | vavrivāṃsam | mahīḥ | apaḥ
Unknown/unspecified (Pavamāna Sāman)
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