Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 12
Soma Pavamāna’s self-purification and enthronement in ṛta through the waters and the filter (pavitra), yielding wealth and ritual power
पवमाना असृक्षत पवित्रमति धारया मरुत्वन्तो मत्सरा इन्द्रिया हया मेधामभि प्रयांसि च
pavamānā asṛkṣata pavitramati dhārayā marutvanto matsarā indriyā hayā medhāmabhi prayāṃsi ca
pavamānā1 asṛkṣata2 pavitramati3 dhārayā1 marutvanto2 matsarā3 indriyā1 hayā2 medhāmabhi3 prayāṃsi1 ca2
പവമാന (ശുദ്ധമാകുന്ന) സോമധാരകൾ ധാരയായി പവിത്രം (ഛാന) മീതെ പുറപ്പെടുവിക്കപ്പെട്ടു; മത്സര—ഉല്ലാസകര—മരുৎവന്ത, ഇന്ദ്രിയ (ബലവത്തായ) അശ്വങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ; (അവ) മേധാ (ബുദ്ധി)യും യജ്ഞത്തിന്റെ എല്ലാ പ്രയാംസി (പുരോഗതികളും) കൂടി അഭി പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
pavamānāḥ | asṛkṣata | pavitram | ati | dhārayā | marutvantaḥ | matsarāḥ | indriyāḥ | hayāḥ | medhām | abhi | prayāṃsi | ca
Pavamana-sāman (generic); specific tune not determinable from the provided excerpt alone
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