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Mantra 9

Aindra stuti: Indra as the collectively ‘fashioned’ and manifest power who conquers battles and grants sovereignty through soma-inspired praise

Rishi: Unspecified here (Rigvedic source-hymn attribution required)
Devata: Dyāvāpṛthivī (Heaven-and-Earth) with Varuṇa’s dharma invoked
Chandas: Unspecified here
Devanagari Script

घृतवती भुवनानामभिश्रियोर्वी पृथ्वी मधुदुघे सुपेशसा द्यावापृथिवी वरुणस्य धर्मणा विष्कभिते अजरे भूरिरेतसा

Samhita Patha

ghṛtavatī bhuvanānāmabhiśriyorvī pṛthvī madhudughe supeśasā dyāvāpṛthivī varuṇasya dharmaṇā viṣkabhite ajare bhūriretasā

Transliteration

ghṛtávatī2 bhuvanā́nām2 abhíśriyorvī́2 pṛthvī́2 mádhudughe2 supéśasā2 dyā́vāpṛthivī́2 váruṇasya2 dhármaṇā2 viṣkábhite2 ajáre2 bhū́riretasā2

Translation

ঘৃতসমৃদ্ধা, সৰ্বভূতৰ শ্ৰী-ঐশ্বৰ্যৰে বিভূষিতা, বিস্তীর্ণ পৃথিৱী মধুৰ ৰস দুহে; সুন্দৰ ৰূপে শোভিতা। দ্যাৱা-পৃথিৱী বৰুণৰ ধৰ্ম-নিয়মে পৃথক পৃথকভাৱে স্থিত, অজৰ, বহুৰেতসা—প্ৰচুৰ সৃজনশক্তিসম্পন্ন।

Pada Patha (Word Analysis)

ghṛta-vatī | bhuvanānām | abhi-śriyoḥ | urvī | pṛthvī | madhu-dughe | su-peśasā | dyāvā-pṛthivī | varuṇasya | dharmaṇā | viṣkabhite | ajare | bhūri-retasā

Word by Word
घृतवतीghee-rich, abounding in clarified butter
घृतवती:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य) / कर्ता-संबन्धी
TypeAdjective
Rootघृतवत् (प्रातिपदिक) ← घृत + -वत्
भुवनानाम्of the worlds/creatures
भुवनानाम्:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/अधिकार)
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिश्रियौthe two that are mutually supporting/closely joined (i.e., Heaven-and-Earth)
अभिश्रियौ:
कर्ता (मुख्य-विषयः: द्व्यौ) / विशेष्य
TypeNoun/Adjective (dual epithet)
Rootअभि-श्री (धातु √श्री ‘to lean on/attach; to resort’; कृत्-प्रत्यय) → अभिश्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
उर्वीbroad, wide
उर्वी:
विशेषण (पृथिव्याः)
TypeAdjective
Rootउर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीEarth
पृथिवी:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुदुघेmilks forth sweetness/honey
मधुदुघे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदुह् (धातु √दुह् ‘to milk’) + मधु (उपपद)
सुपेशसाwith beautiful form/ornament
सुपेशसा:
करण (सह/उपकरण-भाव) / विशेषण-तृतीया
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-पेशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
द्यावापृथिवीHeaven and Earth
द्यावापृथिवी:
कर्ता
TypeNoun (dual collective)
Rootद्यावा-पृथिवी (द्वन्द्व-समास: द्यौ/द्यावा + पृथिवी)
वरुणस्यof Varuṇa
वरुणस्य:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
धर्मणाby (his) ordinance/law
धर्मणा:
करण (by/through law, ordinance)
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मन्/धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
विष्कभितेare propped apart/held asunder
विष्कभिते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb (participle-like finite in Vedic usage)
Rootवि-स्कभ् (धातु √स्कभ् ‘to prop, support, fix apart’)
अजरेunaging, undecaying
अजरे:
विशेषण (द्यावापृथिव्योः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअजर (प्रातिपदिक: a-jar ‘non-aging’)
भूरिरेतसाwith abundant generative power/seed
भूरिरेतसा:
करण/हेतु (with abundant seed/creative power)
TypeAdjective
Rootभूरि-रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Sāman Melody Name

Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping for this arcika location)

Vocal Structure

{ "prastava": "Soft stobha prelude setting a calm base", "udgitha": "Main exposition with long holds on ghṛtavatī / madhudughe / dyāvāpṛthivī", "pratihara": "Echo emphasizing varuṇasya dharmaṇā", "upadrava": "After-song tightening the cadence toward viṣkabhite ajare", "nidhana": "Final settling on bhūriretasā", "structure_notes": "Sāmavedic treatment typically lengthens compounds to ‘paint’ cosmic breadth; cadence often on the final generativity term.", "singer_assignments": "Standard fivefold distribution among prastotṛ/udgātṛ/pratihartṛ/all" }

Sāyaṇa Commentary

{ "gloss_summary": "ghṛtavatī—earth as support of ghee and offerings; madhudughe—abundance interpreted as sacrificial prosperity; varuṇasya dharma—cosmic-ritual order stabilizing the worlds; viṣkabhite—heaven and earth upheld apart; bhūriretasā—abundant generative power.", "ritual_interpretation": "Affirms the ritual cosmos: offerings (ghṛta) and sweetness (madhu) arise when Varuṇa’s dharma is honored.", "theological_insight": "Dharma/ṛta is the unseen ‘support’ that prevents collapse of realms and enables fertility and longevity.", "etymology_highlights": "ghṛta—clarified; madhu—sweet/nectar; dharma—upholding law; vi-√skabh—prop apart" }

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