Mantra 7
Uṣas (Dawn) revealing light and opening the rite, leading into Indra’s arrival for Soma
अभी षतस्तदा भरेन्द्र ज्यायः कनीयसः पुरूवसुर्हि मघवन्बभूविथ भरेभरे च हव्यः
abhī ṣatastadā bharendra jyāyaḥ kanīyasaḥ purūvasurhi maghavanbabhūvitha bharebhare ca havyaḥ
abhī1 ṣatastadā2 bhara3 indra1 jyāyaḥ2 kanīyasaḥ3 purūvasurhi1 maghavan2 babhūvitha3 bharebhare1 ca2 havyaḥ3
Bring Hilfe gegen die Vielen, o Indra; du bist der Größere als der Kleinere. Denn, Maghavan, du bist reich an Fülle geworden, und in jedem Kampf bist du des Rufes mit havya, den Opfergaben, würdig.
abhī | ṣataḥ | tadā | bhara | indra | jyāyaḥ | kanīyasaḥ | purūvasuḥ | hi | maghavan | babhūvitha | bhare-bhare | ca | havyaḥ
Aindra (standard setting; specific tune not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "(stobha prelude; not supplied)", "udgitha": "abhī ṣatastadā bhara indra", "pratihara": "jyāyaḥ kanīyasaḥ", "upadrava": "purūvasur hi maghavan babhūvitha bhare-bhare", "nidhana": "ca havyaḥ", "structure_notes": "The repeated bhare-bhare invites musical repetition/echo; nidhana ‘havyaḥ’ closes with ritual fitness—Indra as ever-invocable.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part distribution among Sāmavedic singers." }
{ "gloss_summary": "bhara: bring succour/wealth; bhare-bhare: repeated occasions of contest where Indra’s invoked power is renewed; havyaḥ: worthy of being invoked with oblations; maghavan: bountiful giver.", "ritual_interpretation": "Indra is requested to provide protection and prosperity for the sacrificer across repeated ritual and worldly contests.", "theological_insight": "Indra’s superiority (jyāyaḥ) grounds confidence: the greater power overcomes the many lesser forces when properly invoked.", "etymology_highlights": "maghavan from magha ‘gift/bounty’; havya from √hu ‘to offer’; jyāyas/kanīyas comparative forms indicating hierarchy." }