Mantra 11
Soma Pavamāna’s self-purification as radiant, bull-like power that upholds ṛta/dharma and advances to Indra’s appointed share
अया सोम सुकृत्यपा महान्त्सन्नभ्यवर्धथाः हिन्दान इद्वृषायसे
ayā soma sukṛtyapā mahāntsannabhyavardhathāḥ hindāna idvṛṣāyase
ayā1 soma1 sukṛtyapāḥ2 mahān1 san1 abhyavardhathāḥ2 hindānaḥ2 id1 vṛṣāyase2
By this (process), Soma, guardian of holy rites, being great, thou hast increased; urged onward, verily thou puttest forth thy vigour.
ayā | soma | su-kṛtya-pāḥ | mahān | san | abhi-avardhathāḥ | hindānaḥ | id | vṛṣāyase
Pavamāna (generic; specific Sāman name not determinable from input alone)
{ "prastava": "(stobha prelude preparing ‘ayā soma…’)", "udgitha": "ayā soma sukṛtyapā mahān san abhyavardhathāḥ", "pratihara": "hindānaḥ id", "upadrava": "vṛṣāyase", "nidhana": "(cadential extension on -yase)", "structure_notes": "Often the ‘increase’ verb is given melodic breadth; the final vigor word receives a firm, concluding cadence.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part distribution among prastotṛ/udgātṛ/pratihartṛ/all." }
{ "gloss_summary": "By this procedure Soma, as protector of well-performed sacrifice, becomes great and increases; being impelled, he displays vigor.", "ritual_interpretation": "sukṛtyapāḥ = one who protects the properly performed iṣṭi/yajña; abhyavardhathāḥ = swelling as juice accumulates and clarifies; hindānaḥ = urged onward in the process.", "theological_insight": "Ritual correctness is itself a divine protection; Soma’s ‘greatness’ is the yajña’s efficacy made audible.", "etymology_highlights": "sukṛta ‘well-done’ + pā ‘protector’; √vṛdh ‘to increase’; hindāna from √hi/√hind ‘to impel’ (traditional derivations vary)." }