Mantra 4
Aindra Soma-invocation: Indra praised as the foremost protector and drinker of the pressed Soma, whose expansive might secures the rite and its gifts.
अभि प्र गोपतिं गिरेन्द्रमर्च यथा विदे सूनुं सत्यस्य सत्पतिम्
abhi pra gopatiṃ girendramarca yathā vide sūnuṃ satyasya satpatim
abhi1 pra gopatiṃ girendraṃ2 arca yathā vide sūnuṃ satyasya satpatiṃ3
Besinge mit innigem Hymnus den Gopati, den Herrn der Herden, den Girindra, den Herrn des heiligen Gesangs, damit wir Nachkommenschaft erlangen; (besinge) den Herrn der Wahrheit, den Satpati, den Meister der Guten.
abhi | pra | gopatim | giri-indram | arca | yathā | vide | sūnum | satyasya | sat-patim
Aindra (generic)
{ "prastava": "o / hā (as per the chosen gāna).", "udgitha": "abhi pra gopatiṃ girendram arca", "pratihara": "yathā vide", "upadrava": "sūnuṃ satyasya", "nidhana": "satpatim (followed by cadential stobha in gāna performance).", "structure_notes": "Purpose-phrase ‘yathā vide’ is well-suited to pratihāra as a hinge; the fruit ‘sūnu’ can be musically ‘offered’ in upadrava leading to a conclusive nidhana.", "singer_assignments": "Standard prastotṛ/udgātṛ/pratihartṛ distribution; nidhana commonly reinforced by the group." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Indra is praised as gopati and as presiding over giras (hymns); ‘vide’ is taken as ‘labhemahi’ (may we obtain); ‘sūnu’ is a concrete yajña-phala (offspring).", "ritual_interpretation": "The stotra is efficacious for securing progeny and prosperity; Indra, delighted by song, grants the fruit.", "theological_insight": "Truth (satya/ṛta) is the ground of effective praise; the ‘lord of the good’ responds to correctly ordered worship.", "etymology_highlights": "vide: from √vid, ‘to know/find/obtain’; satpati: lord of the good/true ones; gir: hymn/sacred utterance." }