Mantra 5
Soma Pavamāna’s purifying flow through the strainer, bringing nourishment and auspicious power
प्र यद्गावो न भूर्णयस्त्वेषा अयासो अक्रमुः घ्नन्तः कृष्णामप त्वचम्
pra yadgāvo na bhūrṇayastveṣā ayāso akramuḥ ghnantaḥ kṛṣṇāmapa tvacam
pra1 yad gā1vo na bhū2rṇayaḥ3 tve1ṣā a1yāso a2kramuḥ3 ghna1ntaḥ kṛ1ṣṇām a1pa tva2cam3
速く走る牛の群れのように、烈しく疲れぬ流れが進みゆくとき、彼らは黒き覆いの皮を打ち払い、剥ぎ去る。
pra | yat | gāvaḥ | na | bhūrṇayaḥ | tveṣāḥ | ayāsaḥ | akramuḥ | ghnantaḥ | kṛṣṇām | apa | tvacam
Unknown/unspecified (Pavamāna Sāman)
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