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
Soma, indeed, resounding, by the pressers upon the pressing-supports, (passing) in the sheep’s (wool), tawny, goes like a mare with the stream; with the gladdening stream he goes with the stream.
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." }