Mantra 5
Soma Pavamāna’s self-purification and enthronement in ṛta through the waters and the filter (pavitra), yielding wealth and ritual power
सोम उ ष्वाणः सोतृभिरधि ष्णुभिरवीनाम् अश्वयेव हरिता याति धारया मन्द्रया याति धारया
soma u ṣvāṇaḥ sotṛbhiradhi ṣṇubhiravīnām aśvayeva haritā yāti dhārayā mandrayā yāti dhārayā
somaḥ1 u1 ṣvāṇaḥ2 sotṛbhir2 adhi1 ṣṇubhir2 avīnām2 aśvayā1 iva1 haritā1 yāti2 dhārayā2 mandrayā2 yāti2 dhārayā2
โสมะเอ๋ย แท้จริงแล้วกึกก้องกังวาน; เหล่าผู้คั้นบนแท่นคั้นได้คั้นเจ้าให้ไหล ผ่านขนแกะ (ขนกรอง) ไป; ผู้มีสีเหลืองน้ำตาลนั้น ดุจแม่ม้าวิ่งไปกับสายน้ำ—ไปกับกระแส; ด้วยกระแสอันชื่นบานนั้น เขาย่อมไป—ไปกับกระแส.
somaḥ | u | ṣvāṇaḥ | sotṛbhiḥ | adhi | ṣṇubhiḥ | avīnām | aśvayā | iva | haritā | yāti | dhārayā | mandrayā | yāti | dhārayā
Pavamāna (generic; specific Sāman name not determinable from input alone)
{ "prastava": "(Often short; may introduce the refrain-like cadence.)", "udgitha": "soma u ṣvāṇaḥ sotṛbhir adhi ṣṇubhir avīnām…", "pratihara": "(May echo haritā yāti dhārayā as response.)", "upadrava": "…aśvayeva haritā yāti dhārayā…", "nidhana": "mandrayā yāti dhārayā", "structure_notes": "The repeated ‘yāti dhārayā’ lends itself to clear upadrava→nidhana shaping, with the final phrase as collective sealing refrain.", "singer_assignments": "Udgātṛ carries the main repetition; Pratihartṛ reinforces the refrain; all join firmly on the final dhārayā cadence." }
{ "gloss_summary": "sotṛbhiḥ are officiants who press; ṣṇubhi are pressing boards/supports; avīnām indicates the woolen filtering medium; the mare simile conveys swift, eager movement of Soma’s current; mandrā dhārā is the pleasing/gladdening stream.", "ritual_interpretation": "Describes the exact mechanics of Soma preparation: pressing on supports and filtering through wool, then guiding the stream onward to vessels.", "theological_insight": "Joy (mandra) is not accidental but produced by ordered purification; Soma’s ‘going’ is both physical flow and the rite’s forward spiritual momentum.", "etymology_highlights": "mandra from √mand (to rejoice/gladden); dhārā from √dhṛ/√dhār (to flow/hold in a stream); avī from avi (sheep) → wool filter." }