Jaiminiyanyayamala 42.2.3-2
English (machine translation) 42.2.3-2
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42.2.3-2
He sets forth the second topical section:
Is the sāman primary in relation to the verse, or a subordinate element, because of recitation outside [the sacrifice]?
It is primary; the recitation is for practicing; it is a subordinate element, because praise is by means of the sung syllables.
42.2.3-2.p1
The singing enjoined in "He sings the Rathaṃtara" and so forth is indeed the meaning of the word 'sāman'—this has been demonstrated and recalled. This singing must be the primary action in relation to the verse. Why? Because it is recited even during study outside the sacrificial performance. If, on the other hand, it were a subordinate action, singing would be performed only within the sacrificial performance, like the sprinkling of rice grains and the like. Therefore, a fruit for the singing outside must be posited, as in the Viśvajit sacrifice and the like; whereas the singing performed in the midst [of the ritual] is an indirect auxiliary, like the fore-offerings and the like. Therefore, this is primary, not a subordinate action. When it has thus been reached—