Mantra 6
Aindra soma-invocation: energizing the rite through Indra’s wealth-giving power, with Agni/Apāṃ Napāt as the kindled mediator
अयमग्निः सुवीर्यस्येशे हि सौभगस्य राय ईशे स्वपत्यस्य गोमत ईशे वृत्रहथानाम्
ayamagniḥ suvīryasyeśe hi saubhagasya rāya īśe svapatyasya gomata īśe vṛtrahathānām
ayam agniḥ suvīryasyeśe1 hi saubhagasya rāya īśe2 svapatyasya gomata īśe3 vṛtrahathānām
આ અગ્નિ નિશ્ચયે ઉત્તમ પરાક્રમનો સ્વામી છે; શુભ ભાગ્યદાયક ધનનો સ્વામી છે; ગોમય (ગાયોવાળો) સારા સંતાનનો સ્વામી છે; અને વૃત્રવધોના (વૃત્રહત્યાના) કાર્યોનો પણ સ્વામી છે.
ayam | agniḥ | su-vīryasya | īśe | hi | saubhagasya | rāyaḥ | īśe | su-apatyasya | go-mataḥ | īśe | vṛtra-hathānām
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping)
{ "prastava": "(stobha prelude establishing refrain tone)", "udgitha": "ayamagniḥ suvīryasyeśe hi saubhagasya rāya īśe", "pratihara": "(response reinforcing the ‘īśe’ refrain)", "upadrava": "svapatyasya gomata īśe vṛtrahathānām", "nidhana": "(closing stobha + final cadence)", "structure_notes": "The repeated ‘īśe’ functions like a built-in refrain; in gāna it often becomes the cadential pivot for section boundaries.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prelude; Udgātṛ: main declarations; Pratihartṛ: refrain response; nidhana together." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘Īśe’ is explained as ‘samartho dātum’—capable of bestowing; Agni rules/bestows valor, auspicious wealth, good offspring with cattle; ‘vṛtra’ is the obstructer and ‘vṛtrahathāni’ are victories, including removal of ritual impediments.", "ritual_interpretation": "A blessing declaration reinforcing confidence in Agni’s power to grant yajña-phala and to destroy obstacles to the rite.", "theological_insight": "Agni’s sovereignty spans both worldly goods and the metaphysical struggle against obstruction; ritual success is framed as victory (hatha) over vṛtra-like hindrances.", "etymology_highlights": "īśe from √īś ‘to rule, be able’; su-vīrya ‘excellent valor’; su-apatya ‘good offspring’; vṛtra ‘obstructor/coverer’; hatha ‘slaying/striking down’." }