abhrāṇi saṃplavante sa hiṅkāraḥ megho jāyate sa prastāvaḥ varṣati sa udgīthaḥ vidyotate stanayati sa pratihāraḥ udgṛhṇāti tan nidhanam etad vairūpaṃ parjanye protam
The mists gather, that is the hinkâra; the cloud has risen, that is the prastâva; it rains, that is the udgîtha; it flashes and thunders, that is the pratihâra; it stops, that is the nidhana. That is the Vairûpa Sâman, as interwoven in Parganya, the god of rain.