Mantra 1
Agni’s precedence as Hotṛ and the energizing flow of Soma as the effective force of yajña
साकमुक्षो मर्जयन्त स्वसारो दश धीरस्य धीतयो धनुत्रीः हरिः पर्यद्रवज्जाः सूर्यस्य द्रोणं ननक्षे अत्यो न वाजी
sākamukṣo marjayanta svasāro daśa dhīrasya dhītayo dhanutrīḥ hariḥ paryadravajjāḥ sūryasya droṇaṃ nanakṣe atyo na vājī
sā́kam1-ukṣáḥ2 márjayanta2 svásāraḥ2 dáśa1 | dhī́rasya2 dhī́tayo2 dhanu-trī́ḥ2 | háriḥ1 páry-adravat2 jā́ḥ2 | sū́ryasya1 dróṇam2 nanakṣé2 átyaḥ2 na vā́jī2 ||
Together the vigorous (Soma) is cleansed; the ten sisters, the well-directed acts of the wise, swift as bow-bearers, purify him: the tawny (juice) runs around, and reaches the vessel of Sūrya, like a fleet steed, the winner of the prize.
sākam-ukṣaḥ | marjayanta | svasāraḥ | daśa | dhīrasya | dhītayaḥ | dhanutrīḥ | hariḥ | pary-adravat | jāḥ | sūryasya | droṇam | nanakṣe | atyaḥ | na | vājī
Pavamāna (generic) — melody not specified in input
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{ "gloss_summary": "‘Ten sisters’ are purifying waters/streams or the ten fingers/operations of straining; Soma runs and reaches the bright droṇa called ‘Sūrya’s’ due to its lustre; like a swift prize-winning horse.", "ritual_interpretation": "Technical reading: describes Soma-straining and collection into the droṇa; dhītayaḥ are the wise procedures of officiants in pressing/filtration.", "theological_insight": "Purified Soma becomes fit for gods—ritual purity mirrors inner luminosity; Sūrya symbolizes clarified brilliance of the offering.", "etymology_highlights": "pavamāna from √pū ‘to purify’; droṇa as trough/vat; hari as tawny/bright." }