Mantra 2
Aindra āhvāna: inviting Indra to the Soma with praise of his swift approach and heroic power
आ नो वयोवयःशयं महान्तं गह्वरेष्ठां महान्तं पूर्विनेष्ठाम् उग्रं वचो अपावधीः
ā no vayovayaḥśayaṃ mahāntaṃ gahvareṣṭhāṃ mahāntaṃ pūrvineṣṭhām ugraṃ vaco apāvadhīḥ
ā1 no va2yo-va2yaḥ-śa1yaṃ ma1hāntaṃ ga2hva3reṣṭhāṃ ma1hāntaṃ pū2rvine3ṣṭhām u1graṃ va1co a2pāva3dhīḥ
Thou hast proclaimed to us the mighty utterance—(him) the great, the abode of vital powers, abiding in the deep recess, the great one abiding in the primeval seat.
ā | naḥ | vayaḥ-vayaḥ-śayam | mahāntam | gahvare-ṣṭhām | mahāntam | pūrvine-ṣṭhām | ugram | vacaḥ | apāvadhīḥ
Ugra-vākya Sāman (exact tune-name not specified in input)
{ "prastava": "Prelude setting a spacious frame for ā1 no…", "udgitha": "Main revelation statement through mahāntam… gahvareṣṭhām…", "pratihara": "Response on repeated mahāntam, stabilizing the refrain.", "upadrava": "Primeval-seat phrase pūrvineṣṭhām leading into ugraṃ vacaḥ.", "nidhana": "Cadence on apāvadhīḥ with controlled fall and closure.", "structure_notes": "Repetition of mahāntam naturally supports call-and-response; ‘ugraṃ vacaḥ’ is well placed for a climactic upadrava before final cadence.", "singer_assignments": "Standard udgātṛ group distribution; collective nidhana emphasizes the shared reception of revealed speech." }
{ "gloss_summary": "vayaḥ understood as prāṇa/anna-bala; vayaḥśaya as ‘its support/seat’; vacaḥ as stotra/śāstra utterance; apāvadhīḥ as proclamation making known the mighty reality.", "ritual_interpretation": "The stotra is the ‘ugra vacas’ that establishes the deity’s presence and power in the rite.", "theological_insight": "Mantra is revelation: it discloses the hidden, primeval seat of divine strength sustaining life and sacrifice.", "etymology_highlights": "gahvara as deep hollow/recess; pūrvineṣṭhā as ‘primeval resting-place/seat’ (pūrvi + niṣṭhā)." }