Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, 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
このアグニ（Agni）はまことに優れた武勇の主であり、また吉祥なる富の主であり、また良き子孫と牛群に満ちた繁栄の主であり、またヴリトラ（Vṛtra）を討ち滅ぼす数々の勝利の主である。
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’." }