Mantra 7
Aindra Soma-invocation: Indra praised as the foremost protector and drinker of the pressed Soma, whose expansive might secures the rite and its gifts.
सदसस्पतिमद्भुतं प्रियमिन्द्रस्य काम्यम् सनिं मेधामयासिषम्
sadasaspatimadbhutaṃ priyamindrasya kāmyam saniṃ medhāmayāsiṣam
sadasaspatim adbhutaṃ priyaṃ1 indrasya kāmyaṃ2 saniṃ medhāmayāsiṣaṃ3
The lord of the assembly, the marvellous, the beloved, desirable to Indra—(may he grant) acquisition; (this is) a benediction fraught with sacred intelligence.
sadasas-patim | adbhutam | priyam | indrasya | kāmyam | sanim | medhā-mayā | āsiṣam
Aindra (generic)
{ "prastava": "o vā | (stobha-prelude, as applicable in gāna tradition)", "udgitha": "sadasaspatim adbhutaṃ priyaṃ indrasya kāmyaṃ sanim", "pratihara": "(echo-response on key epithets; often mirrors udgītha cadence)", "upadrava": "medhāmayā āsiṣam", "nidhana": "(closing stobha/cadence; often ‘hā u ho’ type in full gāna)", "structure_notes": "In Kauthuma performance, epithets commonly receive prolongation; semantic pivot is from praise (udgītha) to blessing (upadrava).", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all three: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘Sadasaspati’ is the presiding power of the sacrificial hall ensuring orderly performance; ‘medhā’ is rite-competent intelligence; the verse is a benedictive request for attainment under Indra’s favor.", "ritual_interpretation": "Secures the sadas as a regulated space; frames the chant as an āśiṣ that makes the rite successful and socially validated.", "theological_insight": "Divine power is approached through correct order (sadas) and luminous cognition (medhā); Indra’s desirability is tied to sacrificial efficacy.", "etymology_highlights": "medhā (from √medh ‘to be wise/measure’ in exegetical tradition) as priestly intelligence; saní as ‘lābha/saṃpatti’ (attainment)." }