Mantra 2
Indra’s soma-joy at the Viṣūvant and his power to grant victory and wealth
इत्था हि सोम इन्मदो ब्रह्म चकार वर्धनम् शविष्ठ वज्रिन्नोजसा पृथिव्या निः शशा अहिमर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्
itthā hi soma inmado brahma cakāra vardhanam śaviṣṭha vajrinnojasā pṛthivyā niḥ śaśā ahimarcannanu svarājyam
itthā1 hi2 soma3 inmado1 brahma2 cakāra3 vardhanam1 śaviṣṭha2 vajrinnojasā3 pṛthivyā1 niḥ2 śaśā3 ahim1 arcannanu2 svarājyam3
Denn so, wahrlich: Soma, berauschend, hat das heilige Lied (brahman) zum Mehrer (der Kraft) gemacht; o Šaviṣṭha, Vajrin, durch deine Macht hast du aus der Erde die Schlange (Ahi, Vṛtra) hinausgeschleudert; dich preisend, folgen wir der himmlischen Souveränität (svarājya).
itthā | hi | somaḥ | in-madaḥ | brahma | cakāra | vardhanam | śaviṣṭha | vajrin | ojasā | pṛthivyāḥ | niḥ | śaśā | ahim | arcann | anu | sva-rājyam
Aindra (midday/Indra-vīrya gāna assignment; exact tune-name varies by śākhā)
{ "prastava": "Spacious stobha prelude to set jagatī breadth and ‘Soma uplift’ atmosphere.", "udgitha": "itthā hi soma inmado brahma cakāra vardhanam (causal thesis; sustained melodic line).", "pratihara": "śaviṣṭha vajrin (response; strong peak).", "upadrava": "ojasā pṛthivyā niḥ śaśā ahim (mythic action; accented strike on ahi).", "nidhana": "arcann anu svarājyam (final practice-and-fruit seal; often lengthened on svarājyam).", "structure_notes": "Maps cleanly: doctrine (udgītha) → epithet peak (pratihāra) → mythic deed (upadrava) → fruit (nidhana).", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ (prastāva), Udgātṛ (udgītha+upadrava), Pratihartṛ (pratihāra), all (nidhana)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "brahma = stotra; vardhanam = indra-bala-vardhaka; ahi = Vṛtra; pṛthivyā niḥ śaśā = expelled from earth’s confinement, enabling waters to flow; arcann = praising while following after svarājyam.", "ritual_interpretation": "Explains why Soma and stotra are offered: they increase Indra’s might so he performs the cosmic deed ritually mirrored in the sacrifice—release of waters/wealth.", "theological_insight": "Sacred speech (brahma) is efficacious when energized by Soma; divine victory becomes the template for human attainment of ordered sovereignty.", "etymology_highlights": "ahi identified as vṛtra; vardhanam as ‘balavardhakam’; niḥ-śaśā as ‘niṣkāsitavān’ (cast out)." }