Mantra 1
Aindra protection and victory: divine light as inner armor and the defeat of hostile forces
मर्माणि ते वर्मणा च्छादयामि सोमस्त्वा राजामृतेनानु वस्ताम् उरोर्वरीयो वरुणस्ते कृणोतु जयन्तं त्वानु देवा मदन्तु
marmāṇi te varmaṇā cchādayāmi somastvā rājāmṛtenānu vastām urorvarīyo varuṇaste kṛṇotu jayantaṃ tvānu devā madantu
marmāṇi1 te2 varmaṇā3 chādayāmi1 somaḥ2 tvā3 rājāmṛtenā1 anu2 vastām3 uror1 varīyo2 varuṇas3 te1 kṛṇotu2 jayantaṃ3 tvā1 anu2 devā3 madantu1
Deine Lebensstellen bedecke ich mit Panzerung; Soma, der König, möge dich mit Unsterblichkeit umhüllen. Varuṇa mache dir einen weiteren, umfassenderen Schutz; und die Götter mögen dir nachfolgen und sich an dir erfreuen, dem Siegreichen.
marmāṇi | te | varmaṇā | chādayāmi | somaḥ | tvā | rājā | amṛtena | anu | vastām | uruḥ | varīyaḥ | varuṇaḥ | te | kṛṇotu | jayantam | tvā | anu | devāḥ | madantu
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna concordance)
{ "prastava": "(gentle stobha prelude; often ‘o/ho’ to establish calm)", "udgitha": "marmāṇi te varmaṇā cchādayāmi… (protective covering)", "pratihara": "somaḥ tvā rājāmṛtenānu vastām (responsive ‘clothing’ by Soma)", "upadrava": "uror varīyo varuṇas te kṛṇotu…", "nidhana": "jayantaṃ tvānu devā madantu (communal divine rejoicing)", "structure_notes": "The semantic progression maps naturally onto the five-part sāman: cover → clothe → widen → affirm victory → rejoice.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ prastāva; Udgātṛ udgītha/upadrava; Pratihartṛ pratihāra; all nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "The officiant covers vital parts with armor; Soma as king clothes with amṛta; Varuṇa makes protection wider; the gods delight in the victorious one.", "ritual_interpretation": "A protective investiture by mantra—rakṣā for the ritual participant; Soma grants imperishability, Varuṇa secures ṛta-based safeguard.", "theological_insight": "Protection is both energizing (Soma) and ordering (Varuṇa); victory is the fruit of alignment with divine powers.", "etymology_highlights": "treats the act as mantra-bestowed kavaca; Varuṇa ‘widens’ by establishing ṛta and removing binding factors." }