Mantra 2
Aindra praise: awakening and yoking Indra’s power through expertly metered chant for victory and effective sacrifice
शाक्मना शाको अरुणः सुपर्ण आ यो महः शूरः सनादनीडः यच्चिकेत सत्यमित्तन्न मोघं वसु स्पार्हमुत जेतोत दाता
śākmanā śāko aruṇaḥ suparṇa ā yo mahaḥ śūraḥ sanādanīḍaḥ yacciketa satyamittanna moghaṃ vasu spārhamuta jetota dātā
śākmanā1 śāko2 aruṇaḥ3 suparṇaḥ | ā1 yo2 mahaḥ3 śūraḥ | sanādanīḍaḥ1 yacciketa2 satyam3 it | tat1 na2 moghaṃ3 | vasu1 spārham2 uta3 jetā | uta1 dātā2
Mit mächtiger Kraft kommt der Strahlende, der rötlich Leuchtende (aruṇa), der schönbeflügelte (suparṇa) Held, von uraltem Sitz. Was immer er erkennt, das ist wahrlich wahr und nicht vergebens: er ist der Sieger und der Spender begehrenswerten Reichtums.
śākmanā | śākaḥ | aruṇaḥ | suparṇaḥ | ā | yaḥ | mahaḥ | śūraḥ | sanād-anīḍaḥ | yat | ciketa | satyam | it | tat | na | mogham | vasu | spārham | uta | jetā | uta | dātā
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping for UA 4.9.1.07.02)
{ "prastava": null, "udgitha": null, "pratihara": null, "upadrava": null, "nidhana": null, "structure_notes": "Without the specific gāna, only the standard fivefold sāman architecture can be indicated: prastāva introduces the melodic frame (often with stobha), udgītha carries the main text, pratihāra answers/turns, upadrava reasserts, nidhana seals with a shared cadence.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ (prastāva) → Udgātṛ (udgītha, upadrava) → Pratihartṛ (pratihāra) → all singers (nidhana)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Epithets are functional: ‘strength’ indicates capacity to make the rite succeed; what the deity ‘discerns’ becomes true; ‘not vain’ indicates the offering is not frustrated when the god is present; the deity is both conqueror and benefactor of desirable wealth.", "ritual_interpretation": "Presence of the deity guarantees amoghatva (non-failure) of the sacrifice and its phala (reward).", "theological_insight": "Divine cognition (ciketa) is infallible; therefore divine sanction makes the sacrificer’s aim satya (realized).", "etymology_highlights": "Notes on mogha (fruitless) vs amogha (unfailing efficacy); emphasis on dātṛ/jetṛ roles as paired functions of Indra." }