Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 11
Soma Pavamāna’s purifying flow as a cosmic-ritual ascent toward the Sun and the gods
अञ्जते व्यञ्जते समञ्जते क्रतुं रिहन्ति मघ्वाभ्यञ्जते सिन्धोरु ऽच्छ्वासे पतयन्तमुक्षणं हिरण्यपावाः पशुमप्सु गृभ्णते .
añjate vyañjate samañjate kratuṃ rihanti maghvābhyañjate sindhoru 'cchvāse patayantamukṣaṇaṃ hiraṇyapāvāḥ paśumapsu gṛbhṇate .
añjate1 vyañjate2 samañjate1 kratuṃ2 | rihanti1 maghvā2 abhyañjate1 | sindhor2 u1cchvāse1 patayantam2 ukṣaṇam1 | hiraṇyapāvāḥ2 paśum1 apsu2 gṛbhṇate1
వారు (ఋత్విజులు) అభ్యంజనం చేస్తారు; విడివిడిగానూ అభ్యంజనం చేస్తారు; కలిసికూడా—యజ్ఞక్రతువును; దానిని లేహిస్తారు; దానశీల ధారలు దానిని అభ్యంజనం చేస్తాయి. సింధు నది ఉచ్ఛ్వాస-ఉత్థానంలో ఎగిరే వృషభం—సువర్ణదీప్తిగా పవిత్రం చేసేవారు జలాల్లో ఆ పశు-యజ్ఞీయ పశువును పట్టుకుంటారు.
añjate | vi-añjate | sam-añjate | kratum | rihanti | maghvā | abhyañjate | sindhoḥ | u | ucchvāse | patayantam | ukṣaṇam | hiraṇya-pāvāḥ | paśum | apsu | gṛbhṇate
Pavamana (standard Soma-stotra tune; specific saman-name not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude setting the repetitive ‘anointing’ motif with patterned entry.", "udgitha": "Main iterative action: ‘añjate vyañjate samañjate…’.", "pratihara": "Response emphasizing assimilation: ‘rihanti… abhyañjate’.", "upadrava": "After-song builds the surge image: ‘sindhor ucchvāse… ukṣaṇam’.", "nidhana": "Final collective seal on ‘hiraṇyapāvāḥ… gṛbhṇate’ (they seize/contain).", "structure_notes": "The verse’s rhetorical structure is procedural: preparation → assimilation → surge → capture/transmutation; sāman limbs can map cleanly to these stages.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ (prastāva), Udgātṛ (udgītha/upadrava), Pratihartṛ (pratihāra), all (nidhana)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Repeated ‘añj’ forms describe ritual acts of smearing/arranging/preparing in the Soma procedure (pavitra, vessels, etc.); ‘rihanti’ indicates intimate contact/processing; in the river’s surge the ‘flying bull’ image expresses Soma’s powerful movement; ‘hiraṇyapāvāḥ’ are the purifiers making (Soma) golden-bright; ‘paśu’ is seized/held in waters—interpreted in ritual terms as the offering/victim principle secured within the watery purification context.", "ritual_interpretation": "Procedural description of repeated handling and purification acts; emphasizes correct manipulation and containment of the offering amidst flowing waters.", "theological_insight": "Purification is active and multi-step; the rite’s intelligence (kratu) is ‘anointed’ into effectiveness by coordinated acts and by the purifying agencies.", "etymology_highlights": "ucchvāsa—uprising/surge (lit. ‘up-breath’); hiraṇyapāva—‘gold-purifying/bringing to golden brilliance’; kratu—rite/intention/power of resolve." }