a gā́yat sā́ma nabhaníyaṁ yáthā vér
b árcāma tád vāvr̥dhānáṁ súvarvat
Van Nooten & Holland [VedaWeb](https://vedaweb.uni-koeln.de/rigveda/view/index/1840)
[Meluhha](https://meluhha.com/rv/verse.pl?v=01.173.01&acc=no&q=bird&lang=eng)
> He sings the sāman bursting out like (the song of) a bird; we chant this (chant) that is growing strong, bringing the sun. [[jamison-brereton2014]]
> The praise-song let him sing forth bursting bird-like: sing we that hymn which like heaven's light expandeth, (Griffith)
> Er stimmte den Gesang an, der hervorschießt wie ein Vogel. Wir wollen den anschwellenden, sonnenhellen Gesang singen. Geldner