Sama Veda — Uttarārcika, Mantra 2
Agni’s precedence as Hotṛ and the energizing flow of Soma as the effective force of yajña
सं मातृभिर्न शिशुर्वावशानो वृषा दधन्वे पुरुवारो अद्भिः मर्यो न योषामभि निष्कृतं यन्त्सं गच्छते कलश उस्रियाभिः
saṃ mātṛbhirna śiśurvāvaśāno vṛṣā dadhanve puruvāro adbhiḥ maryo na yoṣāmabhi niṣkṛtaṃ yantsaṃ gacchate kalaśa usriyābhiḥ
sám1 mātṛ́bhiḥ2 na śíśur2 vāvaśā́naḥ2 | vṛ́ṣā2 dadhanvé2 puru-vā́raḥ2 ádbhiḥ2 | máryaḥ1 na yóṣām2 abhí2 niṣ-kṛ́tam2 yát | sám1 gacchaté2 kaláśaḥ2 usriyā́bhiḥ2 ||
Như đứa trẻ ở bên các bà mẹ, kêu vang, Soma (Soma) —con bò đực được canh giữ nhiều bề—vội đi cùng các dòng nước. Như chàng rể trẻ tiến đến thiếu nữ đã được chuẩn bị đúng nghi, vò Soma cùng những dòng đỏ (usriyā) hòa đi chung.
sam | mātṛbhiḥ | na | śiśuḥ | vāvaśānaḥ | vṛṣā | dadhanve | puru-vāraḥ | adbhiḥ | maryaḥ | na | yoṣām | abhi | niṣkṛtam | yat | sam | gacchate | kalaśaḥ | usriyābhiḥ
Pavamāna (generic) — melody not specified in input
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{ "gloss_summary": "‘Mothers’ are purifying waters; the bridegroom/maiden simile is ritualized: yoṣā is the prepared receptacle/altar arrangement; usriyāḥ are bright, cow-like streams accompanying Soma.", "ritual_interpretation": "Describes Soma moving with waters into the kalaśa during purification; niṣkṛtam indicates the vessel/space properly prepared for reception.", "theological_insight": "Soma is living and relational; the rite is a consecrated union of potency and receptivity, not mere mechanics.", "etymology_highlights": "usriyā from usr/ushra ‘reddish, dawn-like’; kalaśa as container; niṣkṛta ‘made ready/finished’." }