Mantra 3
Agni’s precedence as Hotṛ and the energizing flow of Soma as the effective force of yajña
उत प्र पिप्य ऊधरघ्न्याया इन्दुर्धाराभिः सचते सुमेधाः मूर्धानं गावः पयसा चमूष्वभि श्रीणन्ति वसुभिर्न निक्तैः
uta pra pipya ūdharaghnyāyā indurdhārābhiḥ sacate sumedhāḥ mūrdhānaṃ gāvaḥ payasā camūṣvabhi śrīṇanti vasubhirna niktaiḥ
úta1 prá1 pípya2 ū́dhara-ghnyā́yāḥ2 | índuḥ1 dhā́rābhiḥ2 sácate2 su-médhāḥ2 | mū́rdhānam1 gā́vaḥ2 páyasā2 camū́ṣu2 | abhí1 śrī́ṇanti2 vásubhir2 na níktaiḥ2 ||
And moreover the Soma-drop swells forth from the milch-yielding source; the wise (Soma) flows along in streams: the cows, with milk, in the bowls, mix upon the top (the draught), as with precious things, as with inlaid adornments.
uta | pra | pipya | ūdhara-ghnyāyāḥ | induḥ | dhārābhiḥ | sacate | su-medhāḥ | mūrdhānam | gāvaḥ | payasā | camūṣu | abhi | śrīṇanti | vasubhiḥ | na | niktaiḥ
Pavamāna (generic) — melody not specified in input
{ "prastava": "(Not specified; likely stobha prelude)", "udgitha": "uta pra pipya ūdhara-ghnyāyā indur dhārābhiḥ sacate sumedhāḥ", "pratihara": "mūrdhānaṃ gāvaḥ payasā camūṣu", "upadrava": "abhi śrīṇanti", "nidhana": "vasubhir na niktaiḥ (cadential richness)", "structure_notes": "The technical action (śrīṇanti) fits well as upadrava leading to a richly settled nidhana, mirroring ‘adornment’ and completion.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ sets tone; Udgātṛ carries swelling/flow; Pratihartṛ marks the ‘milk in bowls’ response; all close with the ‘inlaid riches’ cadence." }
{ "gloss_summary": "śrīṇanti is taken technically as ‘mix/season’ Soma with milk (and admixtures) in camū bowls; ‘cows’ are literal milk-givers or personified streams; ‘vasubhir na niktaiḥ’ likens the topping/mixing to precious inlaid adornments.", "ritual_interpretation": "Describes preparation of Soma draughts—Soma flowing in streams, then being combined with payas in bowls for offering/consumption.", "theological_insight": "Purity culminates in auspicious richness: Soma becomes both luminous and nourishing, fit for gods and the sacrificer’s uplift.", "etymology_highlights": "śrīṇanti (technical mixing; root √śṛ ‘to mix/prepare’ in ritual usage); payas as nourishing essence; niktā ‘inlaid’ (√nij/nik ‘to set/insert’)." }