Mantra 5
Pavamāna Soma’s forward-flowing purification and empowering exhilaration within the sacrifice
इन्दुः पविष्ट चेतनः प्रियः कवीनां मतिः सृजदश्वं रथीरिव
induḥ paviṣṭa cetanaḥ priyaḥ kavīnāṃ matiḥ sṛjadaśvaṃ rathīriva
induḥ1 paviṣṭa2 cetanaḥ3 priyaḥ1 kavīnāṃ2 matiḥ3 sṛjada1śvaṃ2 rathīriva3
ಹೇ ಇಂದು! ಅತಿ-ಪವಿತ್ರ, ಚೇತನ, ಕವಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಿಯ—ನೀನು ಋಷಿಗಳ ಪ್ರೇರಿತ ಮತಿ; ರಥಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಅಶ್ವವನ್ನು ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸುವನೋ ಹಾಗೆ ಅಶ್ವವನ್ನು ಹೊರಹೊಮ್ಮಿಸು.
induḥ | paviṣṭa | cetanaḥ | priyaḥ | kavīnām | matiḥ | sṛjat | aśvam | rathīḥ | iva
Pavamana-sāman (generic)
o; hau; ā
{ "prastava": "o", "udgitha": "induḥ paviṣṭa cetanaḥ priyaḥ kavīnāṃ matiḥ", "pratihara": "hau", "upadrava": "sṛjat aśvam rathīḥ iva", "nidhana": "ā", "structure_notes": "Stobhas frame the meaning: ‘o’ opens the stream; ‘hau’ marks the turn from praise to impetus; final ‘ā’ seals with lengthened release (often held).", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all three (and chorus, as tradition allows): nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Soma is ‘priyaḥ’ because acceptable/pleasing to the gods; ‘kavīnāṃ matiḥ’ is the inspired intention/praise of officiants and seers; ‘aśva’ denotes swift power/boon released by Soma.", "ritual_interpretation": "The verse is efficacious when sung during filtration: the hymn (mati/stuti) cooperates with the rite to ‘release’ vāja and strengthen the recipient deities.", "theological_insight": "Soma is both object and agency: purified substance becomes purified cognition; divine pleasure (priya) signals ritual correctness.", "etymology_highlights": "paviṣṭa from √pū/√pav ‘to purify’; mati from √man ‘to think/intend’; mada as exhilarant potency (implicit in Soma function)." }