Mantra 8
Soma Pavamāna’s self-purification and enthronement in ṛta through the waters and the filter (pavitra), yielding wealth and ritual power
अभि सोमास आयवः पवन्ते मद्यं मदम् समुद्रस्याधि विष्टपे मनीषिणो मत्सरासो मदच्युतः
abhi somāsa āyavaḥ pavante madyaṃ madam samudrasyādhi viṣṭape manīṣiṇo matsarāso madacyutaḥ
abhi1 somāsa2 āyavaḥ3 pavante1 madyaṃ2 madam3 samudrasyādhi1 viṣṭape2 manīṣiṇo3 matsarāso1 madacyutaḥ2
Những giọt Soma đầy sinh lực tự thanh lọc, mang theo chén rượu gây say và niềm hân hoan; trên bệ của kho tàng như biển cả, chúng an trụ, làm lòng vui sướng, chưng cất cơn ngây ngất (mada), dưới sự dẫn dắt của bậc hiền trí.
abhi | somāsaḥ | āyavaḥ | pavante | madyam | madam | samudrasya | adhi | viṣṭape | manīṣiṇaḥ | matsarāsaḥ | mada-cyutaḥ
Pavamana-sāman (generic); specific tune not determinable from the provided excerpt alone
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude (unspecified) to set the ‘many drops’ motion", "udgitha": "Main text through ‘abhi somāsa āyavaḥ pavante…’", "pratihara": "Response emphasizing ‘samudrasya’dhi viṣṭape’ (the settling place)", "upadrava": "After-song highlighting ‘manīṣiṇo matsarāso…’", "nidhana": "Cadence on ‘madacyutaḥ’ (distilling rapture)", "structure_notes": "Often the semantic ‘seat/viṣṭapa’ functions like a pivot: melody can ‘land’ there before rising again to praise the wise and the rapture.", "singer_assignments": "Standard three-priest alternation with collective closure." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘Samudra’ is the Soma-collecting ‘ocean’ (vessel); ‘adhi viṣṭape’ is the fixed ritual place/stand where vessels are set; ‘manīṣiṇaḥ’ are the officiants directing the process; Soma-drops purify and bring exhilaration.", "ritual_interpretation": "Describes the run and collection of Soma after filtration and its correct placement in the ritual area under priestly supervision.", "theological_insight": "Ecstasy (mada) becomes auspicious when guided by wisdom and placed within rite—order (ṛta) channels power.", "etymology_highlights": "viṣṭapa as ‘standing-place/seat’; madacyuta ‘that from which exhilaration drips/flows’." }