Mantra 3
Pavamāna Soma offered in due order to summon Indra, the supreme Soma-drinker
यदी सुतेभिरिन्दुभिः सोमेभिः प्रतिभूषथ वेदा विश्वस्य मेधिरो धृषत्तन्तमिदेषते
yadī sutebhirindubhiḥ somebhiḥ pratibhūṣatha vedā viśvasya medhiro dhṛṣattantamideṣate
yadī1 sutebhir2 indubhiḥ3 somebhiḥ2 pratibhūṣatha1 vedā1 viśvasya2 medhiro3 dhṛṣat2 tam1 id2 iṣate3
పిండిన ప్రకాశవంతమైన రసబిందువులతోను, సోమ-హవులతోను, మీరు వాటిని విధిపూర్వకంగా సమర్పిస్తే, అప్పుడు సమస్త కర్మముల మెధావి వేత్త ధైర్యంగా ఆ—ఇంద్రుని—హవికోసం ఆహ్వానించి/ప్రార్థిస్తాడు.
yadī | sutebhiḥ | indubhiḥ | somebhiḥ | prati-bhūṣatha | vedāḥ | viśvasya | medhiraḥ | dhṛṣat | tam | id | iṣate
Pavamāna-sāman (generic)
{ "prastava": "(stobha-led prelude, often ‘hā/u/ho’ expansions) preparing the entry of the ṛc.", "udgitha": "Main text-bearing melody on the core words (notably indubhiḥ/somebhiḥ … medhiraḥ … iṣate).", "pratihara": "Responsive turn reinforcing the ‘properly set forth’ and ‘petition’ cadence.", "upadrava": "After-song repetition/variation emphasizing the devatā-focus (Indra) and the act of iṣi (seeking).", "nidhana": "Closing cadence sealing the offering-intent; often lengthened final syllables.", "structure_notes": "Kauthuma practice typically distributes stobhas to frame semantic peaks: preparation (pratibhūṣatha) and invocation (iṣate/Indra implied).", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘pratibhūṣatha’ = saṃskāra/ordered preparation and presentation of pressed Soma; ‘vedā viśvasya medhiraḥ’ = the officiant who knows the entire sacrificial procedure; such a knower confidently seeks Indra for the oblation.", "ritual_interpretation": "The mantra is keyed to the procedural correctness of Soma’s preparation and offering; efficacy depends on proper saṃskāra and knowledgeable officiation.", "theological_insight": "Knowledge (veda/medhā) and right action (saṃskāra) jointly ‘summon’ divine response; Indra is approached through the properly shaped Soma.", "etymology_highlights": "prati-bhūṣ (to adorn/prepare fittingly); medhira (possessed of medhā—ritual intelligence); indu (bright drop)." }