Mantra 11
Aindra stuti: Indra as the collectively ‘fashioned’ and manifest power who conquers battles and grants sovereignty through soma-inspired praise
प्र मन्दिने पितुमदर्चता वचो यः कृष्णगर्भा निरहन्नृजिश्वना अवस्यवो वृषणं वज्रदक्षिणं मरुत्वन्तं सख्याय हुवेमहि
pra mandine pitumadarcatā vaco yaḥ kṛṣṇagarbhā nirahannṛjiśvanā avasyavo vṛṣaṇaṃ vajradakṣiṇaṃ marutvantaṃ sakhyāya huvemahi
prá2 mandíne2 pitúmad2 arcatā2 váco2 yáḥ2 kṛṣṇagárbhāḥ2 nírahan2 ṛjíśvanā2 avasyávaḥ2 vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ2 vájradakṣiṇaṃ2 marútvantaṃ2 sakhyā́ya2 huvemahi2
সোমপানৰ আনন্দে উল্লসিত হৈ, পীতুৰসে পৰিপূৰ্ণ ইন্দ্ৰলৈ স্তোত্ৰবাক্য উচ্চাৰণ কৰা—যি ঋজিশ্বনা, সোজা-গতি শক্তিৰে, কৃষ্ণগৰ্ভা (মেঘসমূহ) নিধন কৰিলে। আমি ৰক্ষাৰ্থী হৈ, সখ্যৰ বাবে, বৃষণ—বজ্ৰদক্ষিণ, মৰুত্বন্ত—সেই বীৰক আহ্বান কৰোঁ।
pra | mandine | pitumad | arcatā | vacaḥ | yaḥ | kṛṣṇa-garbhāḥ | nirahan | ṛjiśvanā | avasyavaḥ | vṛṣaṇam | vajra-dakṣiṇam | marut-vantam | sakhyāya | huvemahi
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping for this arcika location)
{ "prastava": "Energetic stobha lead-in (often ho/hā) to launch ‘pra’", "udgitha": "Main action line through nírahan; sustained emphasis on vṛṣaṇam vajradakṣiṇam", "pratihara": "Response highlighting marutvantam", "upadrava": "After-song moving into sakhyāya huvemahi", "nidhana": "Final cadence on huvemahi (collective close)", "structure_notes": "This text naturally divides: exhortation → deed → invocation; Sāmavedic segmentation often mirrors this narrative arc.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ (prastāva); Udgātṛ (udgītha+upadrava); Pratihartṛ (pratihāra); all (nidhana)" }
{ "gloss_summary": "kṛṣṇagarbhāḥ—clouds ‘dark within’ holding rain; pitumat—Soma as pitu (drink/nourishment) in the rite; vajradakṣiṇa—epithet stressing Indra’s obstacle-removing capacity; marutvantam—Indra accompanied by Maruts; sakhyāya—invoked for friendship/protective alliance.", "ritual_interpretation": "Sung to exhilarate Indra with Soma and secure rain-like prosperity; protection (avas) sought by the sacrificers.", "theological_insight": "Indra’s violence is dharmic when it releases life-giving waters; companionship with him is sustained by correct offering and praise.", "etymology_highlights": "pitu—drink/nourish; kṛṣṇa—dark; garbha—womb; vajra—thunderbolt; avas—protection" }