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Mantra 1

Aindra praise: Indra as unstoppable helper, victor, and giver of wealth/protection to the sacrificer

Rishi: Unspecified in input
Devata: Indra (epithetic profile fits Indra; requires source confirmation)
Chandas: Unspecified in input
Devanagari Script

इत ऊती वो अजरं प्रहेतारमप्रहितम् आशुं जेतारं हेतारं रथीतममतूर्तं तुग्रियावृधम्

Samhita Patha

ita ūtī vo ajaraṃ prahetāramaprahitam āśuṃ jetāraṃ hetāraṃ rathītamamatūrtaṃ tugriyāvṛdham

Transliteration

itaḥ ūtī vo ajaraṃ prahetāram aprahitam | āśuṃ jetāraṃ hetāraṃ rathītam amatūrtaṃ tugriyāvṛdham ||

Translation

D’ici vient vers vous l’aide : inaltérable, l’impulseur, qu’on ne repousse pas ; rapide — le vainqueur, le moteur, porté sur le char, invaincu, accroissant Tugriya.

Pada Patha (Word Analysis)

itaḥ | ūtī | vaḥ | ajaram | pra-hetāram | aprahitam | āśum | jetāram | hetāram | rathītam | amatūrtam | tugriyā-vṛdham

Word by Word
इतhere; in this (context)
इत:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइदम् (प्रातिपदिक) → इत् (निपात) अथवा इति-सम्बद्ध निर्देश
ऊतीhelp; protection
ऊती:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊति- (प्रातिपदिक; √अव्/√ऊ? ‘रक्षण/सहाय’ भाव)
वःof you; your
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अजरम्unaging; undecaying
अजरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअजर- (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + जर ‘aging’)
प्रहेतारम्the impeller; the sender-forth
प्रहेतारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-√हि (धातु) → प्रहेतृ- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ‘one who sends forth/impels’)
अप्रहितम्not dispatched/unchecked; unrestrained
अप्रहितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- + प्रहित- (कृदन्त/विशेषण; प्र-√हि ‘to send/dispatch’ → ‘sent forth, directed’)
आशुम्swift
आशुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआशु- (प्रातिपदिक)
जेतारम्the conqueror
जेतारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Root√जि (धातु ‘to conquer’) → जेतृ- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
हेतारम्the driver; impeller
हेतारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Root√हि/√हे (धातु ‘to impel/drive’) → हेतृ- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
रथीतम्chariot-borne; having a chariot
रथीतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरथिन्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘charioteer’) → रथीत- (कृदन्त/विशेषण; ‘provided with a chariot/charioteer-like’)
अमतूर्तम्unovercome; irresistible
अमतूर्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- + मतूर्त- (प्रातिपदिक/विशेषण; ‘not overcome, not repelled’)
तुग्रियावृधम्increaser of the Tugriyas; promoter of Tugriya (line)
तुग्रियावृधम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतुग्रिय- (प्रातिपदिक; तुग्रि-वंश/तुग्र्य-सम्बन्ध) + √वृध् → वृध- (कृदन्त ‘increasing, promoting’)
Sāman Melody Name

Aindra-stotra (tune unspecified in input)

Vocal Structure

{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude setting an energetic register", "udgitha": "ita ūtī vo ajaram… (main epithet run)", "pratihara": "Response at a strong cadence-point (often near rathītam)", "upadrava": "Final epithets driving to tugriyāvṛdham", "nidhana": "Collective close with sustained final", "structure_notes": "Best divided so that the udgītha carries the longest epithet chain; pratihāra can punctuate after a major cadence word.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part assignment across prastotṛ/udgātṛ/pratihartṛ/all." }

Sāyaṇa Commentary

{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa typically reads the epithets as ritual competencies: prahetā as promoter of sacrifice and its fruits; aprahita/amatūrta as incapable of being checked by foes/obstacles.", "ritual_interpretation": "Praise that secures Indra’s active support for the yajña, ensuring successful offering and reward.", "theological_insight": "Indra is not merely a warrior but the very principle of forward-moving efficacy that sustains ṛta through the rite.", "etymology_highlights": "pra-hetā—one who impels forward; aprahita—not driven back; amatūrta—not subdued/overpowered." }

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