Mantra 10
Aindra Soma-stuti: urging the Soma-offering and praising Indra’s greatness as the giver of wealth and victory
सखाय आ शिषामहे ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वज्रिणे स्तुष ऊ षु वो नृतमाय धृष्णवे
sakhāya ā śiṣāmahe brahmendrāya vajriṇe stuṣa ū ṣu vo nṛtamāya dhṛṣṇave
sa1khāya ā1 śi1ṣāmahe bra1hma | i1ndrāya va1jriṇe | stu1ṣa ū1 ṣu vaḥ | nṛta1māya dhṛ1ṣṇave
हे सखाओ, आओ हम वज्रधारी इन्द्र के लिए ब्रह्म-स्तुति को विधिपूर्वक क्रम में सजाएँ; हाँ, अब हम तुम्हारे लिए उस नृतम (अति-वीर), धृष्णु (निडर) को गाते हुए स्तुति करते हैं।
sakhāyaḥ | ā | śiṣāmahe | brahma | indrāya | vajriṇe | stuṣaḥ | ū | ṣu | vaḥ | nṛ-tamāya | dhṛṣṇave
Aindra (standard Indra-stotra tune; specific Sāman-name not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "(Stobha prelude; can be slightly longer to reflect ‘preparation’)", "udgitha": "sakhāya ā śiṣāmahe brahma", "pratihara": "indrāya vajriṇe", "upadrava": "stuṣa ū ṣu vaḥ", "nidhana": "nṛtamāya dhṛṣṇave", "structure_notes": "Nidhana carries the heroic epithets—often given the fullest resonance and ensemble unity.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ initiates; Udgātṛ states preparation; Pratihartṛ responds naming Indra-vajrin; Udgātṛ continues the present praise; all culminate on the heroic nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "śiṣāmahe = saṃskurmaḥ/anuśiṣyāmahe (we prepare/arrange); brahma = stotra-śabdaḥ; vaḥ = addressing fellow priests or for patron’s benefit.", "ritual_interpretation": "Udgātṛ group coordinates the stotra for Indra Vajrin at the Soma rite; praise is offered on behalf of the community/yajamāna.", "theological_insight": "Efficacy depends on proper formation of brahma (stotra); Indra’s heroic boldness is invoked as protective and fruit-giving power.", "etymology_highlights": "vajrin from vajra ‘thunderbolt’; dhṛṣṇu/dhṛṣṇave from √dhṛṣ ‘to dare’; nṛtama superlative of nṛ ‘man/hero’." }