Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 10
Soma Pavamāna’s purifying flow as a cosmic-ritual ascent toward the Sun and the gods
प्र देवमच्छा मधुमन्त इन्दवो ऽसिष्यदन्त गाव आ न धेनवः बर्हिषदो वचनावन्त ऊधभिः परिस्रुतमुस्रिया निर्णिजं धिरे
pra devamacchā madhumanta indavo 'siṣyadanta gāva ā na dhenavaḥ barhiṣado vacanāvanta ūdhabhiḥ parisrutamusriyā nirṇijaṃ dhire
pra1 devam2 acchā1 madhumantaḥ2 indavo1 'siṣyadanta1 | gāva2 ā1 na1 dhenavaḥ2 | barhiṣado1 vacanāvanta2 ūdhabhiḥ1 | parisrutam2 usriyā1 nirṇijaṃ2 dhire1
Những giọt Soma ngọt mật tiến về phía thần linh; đàn bò như những bò sữa đã rống lên. Những vị ngồi trên barhis, có lời thiêng, với bầu vú của mình đã đưa Soma đang chảy vào sự thanh lọc, và đặt những dòng đỏ vào sự tẩy rửa.
pra | devam | acchā | madhu-mantaḥ | indavaḥ | asiṣyadanta | gāvaḥ | ā | na | dhenavaḥ | barhiṣadaḥ | vacanā-vantaḥ | ūdhobhiḥ | pari-srutam | usriyāḥ | nirṇijam | dhire
Pavamana (standard Soma-stotra tune; specific saman-name not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude setting ‘pra…’ forward motion.", "udgitha": "Main proclamation through ‘pra devam… asiṣyadanta’.", "pratihara": "Response emphasizing the officiants: ‘barhiṣado vacanāvantaḥ’.", "upadrava": "After-song elaborating purification: ‘ūdhabhiḥ parisrutam… nirṇijam dhire’.", "nidhana": "Collective cadence sealing ‘dhire’ (they have set/placed).", "structure_notes": "Natural rhetorical hinge at ‘barhiṣadaḥ’: from Soma’s movement to priestly agency; sāman setting often marks this with a clear melodic turn.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ (prastāva), Udgātṛ (udgītha/upadrava), Pratihartṛ (pratihāra), all (nidhana)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Soma drops, sweet, proceed toward the deity; ‘gāvaḥ… dhenavaḥ’ is a simile for the sound/flow; ‘barhiṣadaḥ vacanāvantaḥ’ are the officiants seated on barhis, endowed with sacred speech; ‘ūdhabhiḥ’ is taken metaphorically as the means/sources by which Soma is made to flow; ‘parisrutam’ is the flowing Soma; ‘usrīyāḥ’ are ruddy streams; ‘nirṇijam’ is cleansing/purification.", "ritual_interpretation": "Affirms that priestly stotra and correct seating/arrangement participate in Soma’s purification alongside physical filtration.", "theological_insight": "Brahman (right speech) is an operative force in purification; ritual correctness transforms the offering’s quality.", "etymology_highlights": "nirṇij—cleansing/removing stain; barhiṣad—one seated on sacrificial grass; madhu—sweetness as auspicious essence." }