Mantra 4
Aindra stuti at Soma-pressing: praising Indra’s might and inviting him to drink the expressed Soma for protection and welfare
अरमश्वाय गायत श्रुतकक्षारं गवे अरमिन्द्रस्य धाम्ने
aramaśvāya gāyata śrutakakṣāraṃ gave aramindrasya dhāmne
áram aśvā́ya gā́yata | śrutakakṣā́raṃ gáve | áram índrasya dhā́mne ||
Singt geziemend für das Pferd; (singt) den gerühmten Kakṣāra für die Kuh; singt geziemend für Indras Wohnstatt.
aram aśvāya gāyata | śruta-kakṣāram gave | aram indrasya dhāmne ||
Aindra (generic Sāman setting; specific tune not stated in input)
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{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa reads ‘aram’ as yathāvidhi—according to rule—directing proper chant-performance; aśva and go are ritual wealth granted by Indra; dhāman is Indra’s place/seat of power.", "ritual_interpretation": "The mantra functions as a performance injunction: correctness in stotra is itself part of the offering and conditions the receipt of wealth and power.", "theological_insight": "Divine gifts are mediated by disciplined rite; Indra’s ‘dhāman’ is approached through right sound.", "etymology_highlights": "‘aram’ → fittingly/yathāvidhi; ‘dhāman’ as locus/ordinance/power-seat; ‘śruta’ as famed/authorized by tradition." }