Mantra 2
Aindra praise that impels Indra to drink Soma and strengthen the sacrifice
इमा उ त्वा पुरुवसो ऽभि प्र नोनवुर्गिरः गावो वत्सं न धेनवः
imā u tvā puruvaso 'bhi pra nonavurgiraḥ gāvo vatsaṃ na dhenavaḥ
imā́ u tvā́ puruvaso 'bhí prá nonavur gíraḥ | gā́vo vátsaṃ ná dhenávaḥ ||
Diese Loblieder, o reichbegabter Indra, treiben dich voran und rufen dich an; wie melkende Kühe zum Kalb, so drängen unsere Gesänge zu dir.
imāḥ u tvā puru-vaso abhi pra nonavuḥ giraḥ gāvaḥ vatsam na dhenavaḥ
Aindra Sāman (generic; specific tune not stated in input)
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{ "gloss_summary": "giraḥ = stuti-lakṣaṇāḥ stotrāṇi; they ‘impel’ Indra toward the yajña; cow–calf simile expresses natural eagerness of praises toward the deity.", "ritual_interpretation": "Stotra functions as āvāhana; praises and Soma both ‘press’ toward Indra at the savana.", "theological_insight": "Deity-response is linked to right praise within ṛta; the simile encodes inevitability when conditions are proper.", "etymology_highlights": "nonavuḥ from √nu/√nū ‘to urge/impel’; puruvasu ‘many-goods’ as abundance-bestowing Indra." }