Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 3
Aindra praise of Indra as the force that removes obstruction and secures victory, stability, and cosmic provisioning for the sacrifice
विधुं दद्राणं समने बहूनां युवानं सन्तं पलितो जगार देवस्य पश्य काव्यं महित्वाद्या ममार स ह्यः समान
vidhuṃ dadrāṇaṃ samane bahūnāṃ yuvānaṃ santaṃ palito jagāra devasya paśya kāvyaṃ mahitvādyā mamāra sa hyaḥ samāna
vidhuṃ1 dadrāṇaṃ2 samane1 bahūnāṃ2 yuvānaṃ1 santaṃ2 palito1 jagāra2 devasya1 paśya2 kāvyaṃ1 mahitvā2 adyā1 mamāra2 sa1 hyaḥ2 samānaḥ1
見よ、神の秘儀を。多くの者の合戦のただ中で、奔り迫る者は突進する。若き者でありながら、白髪の者がそれを目覚めさせた。偉大さによって神の詩智（kāvya）が顕れる。今日彼は死したが、昨日もまた同じであった。
vidhum | dadrāṇam | samane | bahūnām | yuvānam | santam | palitaḥ | jagāra | devasya | paśya | kāvyam | mahitvā | adyā | mamāra | saḥ | hyaḥ | samānaḥ
Ārṣa (standard grāma-gāna; specific tune not stated in input)
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{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa: kāvyam is the god’s secret act/knowledge; youth and grey-hair together indicate wondrous contradiction—nityatva vs vikāra as a mode of expression; samana is battle/assembly/yajña-concourse; ‘adyā mamāra’ expresses time-change as conventional transaction.", "ritual_interpretation": "Functions as a brahmodya-like reminder within ritual: the sacrifice mirrors cycles of transformation while the underlying principle remains.", "theological_insight": "Divinity is recognized by paradoxical greatness: the same reality appears as changing in time yet remains identical in essence.", "etymology_highlights": "kāvyam from kavi (seer-poet); palita as old/grey; samana as gathering/contest; temporal pair hyaḥ/adyā to signal kāla-parivartana." }