Mantra 2

Rishi: Vājasaneyin transmission (Soma-pressing complex; specific ṛṣi not explicit here).

Devata: Soma.

Chandas: Ṛg-derived metrical feel (triṣṭubh-like cadence possible), but employed as a Yajus in śrauta performance.

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

परी॒तो षि॑ञ्च॒ता सु॒तᳪ सोमो॒ य उ॑त्त॒मᳪ ह॒विः । द॒ध॒न्वा यो नर्यो॑ अ॒प्स्वन्तरा सु॒षाव॒ सोम॒मद्रि॑भिः

Transliteration

parī̱to siñcatā sutáṃ sómo yá uttamáṃ havíḥ | dádhanvā yó naryò a̱psv ántarā su̱ṣā́va sómam ádribhiḥ

Translation

ചുറ്റുമെല്ലാം പരിസേചനം ചെയ്യുവിൻ—പിഷിതമായ സുത സോമം; അതാണ് പരമ ഹവിസ്. ബലം ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന പുരുഷവീരൻ, ജലങ്ങളിൽ അന്തരമായി നിലകൊണ്ടവൻ, അദ്രി (കല്ലുകൾ)കൊണ്ട് സോമത്തെ പിഷിച്ചു.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

प॒रि॒-इ॒तः । सि॒ञ्च॒त॒ । सु॒तम् । सोमः॑ । यः । उ॒त्त॒मम् । ह॒विः । द॒ध॒न्वा । यः । नर्यः॑ । अ॒प्सु । अ॒न्तरा॑ । सु॒षाव॑ । सोम॑म् । अद्रि॑भिः

Word by Word

परीतःall around, on every side

षिञ्चतsprinkle / pour (you all)!

सुतम्pressed, expressed

सोमःSoma

यःwho

उत्तमम्best, highest

हविःoblation, offering

दधन्वान्bearing, holding

यःwho

नर्यःmanly, belonging to men / for men

अप्सुin the waters

अन्तराwithin, in between

सुषावhas pressed (well)

सोमम्Soma

अद्रिभिःwith stones (pressing-stones)

Entities Mentioned

Soma

Āpas (Waters)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

Commentary Summary