Mantra 2
Aindra soma-invocation: energizing the rite through Indra’s wealth-giving power, with Agni/Apāṃ Napāt as the kindled mediator
प्रैतु ब्रह्मणस्पतिः प्र देव्येतु सूनृता अच्छा वीरं नर्यं पङ्क्तिराधसं देवा यज्ञं नयन्तु नः
praitu brahmaṇaspatiḥ pra devyetu sūnṛtā acchā vīraṃ naryaṃ paṅktirādhasaṃ devā yajñaṃ nayantu naḥ
praitu brahmaṇaspatiḥ pra devyetu sūnṛtā1 acchā vīraṃ naryaṃ paṅktirādhasaṃ2 devā yajñaṃ nayantu naḥ3
Que Brahmaṇaspati s’avance ; que la divine Sūnṛtā s’avance ; vers le héros, le viril, le dispensateur des dons selon l’ordre : que les dieux conduisent notre sacrifice (yajña).
pra-etu | brahmaṇas-patiḥ | pra | devī | etu | sūnṛtā | acchā | vīram | naryam | paṅkti-rādhasam | devāḥ | yajñam | nayantu | naḥ
Unknown/unspecified (requires specific Sāmavedic gāna tradition mapping for this arcikā)
{ "prastava": "(Stobha-led prelude, typically ‘hā/ho/ā’ expansions before the first lexical segment)", "udgitha": "prait(u) brahmaṇaspatiḥ … (main text-bearing stretch)", "pratihara": "(responsive re-articulation around the central address, often pivoting at ‘acchā vīram…’)", "upadrava": "devā yajñaṃ nayantu naḥ (after-song carrying the ‘leading’ petition)", "nidhana": "(closing stobha + final lexical cadence on ‘naḥ’)", "structure_notes": "Without the specific gāna mapping, the five-part division is given functionally: prastāva establishes pitch-field; udgītha carries invocatory core; pratihāra answers/turns; upadrava delivers the collective petition; nidhana seals with repose.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all three: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Brahmaṇaspati is the lord of sacred utterance who impels and protects the yajña; Sūnṛtā is auspicious truthful speech ensuring faultlessness; ‘paṅkti’ indicates ordered arrangement/measure; the gods are requested to conduct the sacrifice.", "ritual_interpretation": "Prayer for correct initiation and orderly progression of the rite, with speech itself treated as a ritual power guaranteeing success.", "theological_insight": "Vāc is not merely descriptive but causal in ritual theology; divine lordship over speech is the condition for yajña reaching devas.", "etymology_highlights": "brahmaṇas-pati = ‘lord of brahman’; sū-nṛtā = ‘good/true speech’; paṅkti = ‘row/fivefold order’ implying measured distribution." }