Mantra 4
Aindra stotra of invitation and praise: summoning Indra to the Soma with assurance of his inexhaustible giving
न त्वा बृहन्तो अद्रयो वरन्त इन्द्र वीडवः यच्छिक्षसि स्तुवते मावते वसु न किष्टदा मिनाति ते
na tvā bṛhanto adrayo varanta indra vīḍavaḥ yacchikṣasi stuvate māvate vasu na kiṣṭadā mināti te
na tvā bṛhanto adrayo varanta indra vīḍavaḥ | yac chíkṣasi stuvate māvate vásu | na kíṣṭadā mināti te3
Indra, the mighty pressing-stones restrain thee not, nor do the strong (ministers) impede thee; the wealth which thou bestowest upon the worshipper, upon the liberal sacrificer, that thy gift is never diminished.
na | tvā | bṛhantaḥ | adrayaḥ | varanta | indra | vīḍavaḥ | yat | śikṣasi | stuvate | māvate | vasu | na | kiṣṭadā | mināti | te
Aindra (tune unspecified in input; requires gāna-prakaraṇa mapping)
{ "prastava": "(Stobha-led prelude; often ‘hā/ho/i’ expansions in Kauthuma practice before the first pada)", "udgitha": "na tvā bṛhanto adrayo varanta indra vīḍavaḥ", "pratihara": "yac chíkṣasi stuvate māvate vasu", "upadrava": "na kíṣṭadā mināti te", "nidhana": "(cadential prolongation on te; collective settling)", "structure_notes": "Negation-phrases are musically broadened; gift-assertion receives the longest sustain to embody ‘akṣaya’.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana (with supporting hum/ā-kāra as per śākhā custom)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "adrayaḥ are Soma-pressing stones; śikṣasi is ‘you dispense/ordain the reward’; Indra’s dāna is akṣaya—‘na mināti te’.", "ritual_interpretation": "The verse secures the yajamāna’s confidence that ritual reward is not exhausted by repeated giving; obstacles—human or instrumental—cannot prevent Indra’s bestowal.", "theological_insight": "Divine generosity is non-competitive: giving does not reduce the divine store; it manifests plenitude.", "etymology_highlights": "mināti (√mī ‘to diminish/measure down’): negated to assert akṣayatva; adrayaḥ linked to abhiṣava-śilāḥ (pressing stones)." }