Mantra 7
Aindra Soma-stuti: urging the Soma-offering and praising Indra’s greatness as the giver of wealth and victory
एतो न्विन्द्रं स्तवाम सखायः स्तोम्यं नरम् कृष्टीर्यो विश्वा अभ्यस्त्येक इत्
eto nvindraṃ stavāma sakhāyaḥ stomyaṃ naram kṛṣṭīryo viśvā abhyastyeka it
e1taḥ nu1 i1ndraṃ sta1vāma sa1khāyaḥ | sto1myaṃ na1raṃ | kṛ1ṣṭīr yo1 vi1śvā a1bhyasti e1ka i1t
आओ अब, हे सखाओ; हम इन्द्र की स्तुति करें—स्तुत्य वीर, जो अकेला ही समस्त जन-समुदायों (कृष्टीः) पर अधिपति है।
etaḥ | nu | indram | stavāma | sakhāyaḥ | stomyam | naram | kṛṣṭīḥ | yaḥ | viśvāḥ | abhyasti | ekaḥ | it
Aindra (standard Indra-stotra tune; specific Sāman-name not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "(Stobha prelude calling the group into one pulse)", "udgitha": "eto nv indraṃ stavāma sakhāyaḥ", "pratihara": "stomyaṃ naram", "upadrava": "kṛṣṭīr yo viśvā abhyasti", "nidhana": "eka it", "structure_notes": "‘eka it’ functions as a natural nidhana: short, decisive, ideal for communal closure.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ leads the call; Udgātṛ carries the main exhortation; Pratihartṛ answers with the epithet phrase; all seal ‘eka it’ together." }
{ "gloss_summary": "sakhāyaḥ = ṛtvijaḥ/companions in praise; kṛṣṭīḥ = prajāḥ/viśaḥ; abhyasti = abhibhavati/adhitiṣṭhati; Indra alone rules all.", "ritual_interpretation": "An invitatory exhortation among officiants to commence Indra-stotra within Soma rites.", "theological_insight": "Indra’s uniqueness (eka) is asserted as universal sovereignty over all peoples—ritual praise mirrors cosmic hierarchy.", "etymology_highlights": "stomya (from stoma) ‘fit for stoma’; abhy-asti ‘stands over/oversees’." }