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
以此法,苏摩啊,护持圣仪者;你既伟大,便更增长。被催策前行,你确然发扬你的雄力。
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)." }