Mantra 7
Aindra victory and welfare: invoking Indra (and allied swift power) to overcome obstacles and secure auspicious success
इन्द्रापर्वता बृहता रथेन वामीरिष आ वहतं सुवीराः वीतं हव्यान्यध्वरेषु देवा वर्धेथां गीर्भीरिडया मदन्ता
indrāparvatā bṛhatā rathena vāmīriṣa ā vahataṃ suvīrāḥ vītaṃ havyānyadhvareṣu devā vardhethāṃ gīrbhīriḍayā madantā
indrā́parvatā1 bṛhatā́2 rathéna2 vām ī́riṣa ā́ vahataṃ2 suvī́rāḥ2 vī́taṃ2 havyā́ny2 adhvaréṣu2 devā́1 vardhéthāṃ2 gī́rbhīr2 iḍáyā2 madántā2
ഹേ ഇന്ദ്രനും പർവതനും! നിങ്ങളുടെ മഹത്തായ രഥത്തോടെ ഇവിടെ വരുവിൻ, ഉപകാരികളായ വീരന്മാരേ; അധ്വര യാഗങ്ങളിൽ ഹവ്യങ്ങളെ ആസ്വദിക്കുവിൻ, ദേവന്മാരേ; നമ്മുടെ ഗീർ (സ്തുതി-വാണി)കളാൽ വർദ്ധിക്കുവിൻ, ഇളാ മുഖേന ആനന്ദിച്ച് മദിക്കുക.
indrā-parvatā | bṛhatā | rathena | vām | īriṣaḥ | ā | vahatam | su-vīrāḥ | vītam | havyāni | adhvareṣu | devā | vardhethām | gīrbhiḥ | iḍayā | madantā
Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna-prayoga mapping for this arcika location)
{ "prastava": "Prelude stobha introducing the dual name-call.", "udgitha": "Main invitation and approach: ‘indrāparvatā … ā vahatam’.", "pratihara": "Response around ‘vītaṃ havyāni …’.", "upadrava": "Strengthening clause ‘vardhethāṃ gīrbhīḥ’.", "nidhana": "Cadence on ‘iḍayā madantā’ (rejoicing through iḍā).", "structure_notes": "Dual-deity address often anchors the opening; the iḍā clause makes a natural nidhana due to its soothing closure.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part distribution among prastotṛ/udgātṛ/pratihartṛ and chorus on nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Indra and Parvata are invited with a mighty chariot; they should partake of oblations in sacrifices; they grow by hymns and rejoice through iḍā. ‘Madantā’ is understood in Soma sense: exhilarated.", "ritual_interpretation": "‘Iḍā’ is the appointed sacrificial portion/act of praise connected with nourishment and propitiation; the verse functions as āhvāna and upasthāna (welcoming and seating).", "theological_insight": "Divine strength increases through properly offered speech and portions—reciprocity between human praise and divine support.", "etymology_highlights": "iḍā: associated with ‘nourishment/refreshment’ and a specific ritual distribution; adhvara: ‘non-injurious’ ordered rite." }