Mantra 1
Aindra praise and petition: Indra invoked to hear the call from all sides and bestow wealth, cattle, and heroic power through Soma-exhilaration
गायन्ति त्वा गायत्रिणो ऽर्चन्त्यर्कमर्किणः ब्रह्माणस्त्वा शतक्रत उद्वंशमिव येमिरे
gāyanti tvā gāyatriṇo 'rcantyarkamarkiṇaḥ brahmāṇastvā śatakrata udvaṃśamiva yemire
gā́yanti1 tvā2 gāyatríṇo2 'rcánty2 arkám2 arkiṇaḥ2 brahmā́ṇas2 tvā2 śatakrato1 udvaṃśámiva2 yemire2
ഗായത്രി-ഗായകര് നിന്നെ പാടുന്നു; അര്ക-ഉച്ചാരകര് അര്കത്തെ സ്തുതിക്കുന്നു; ഹേ ശതക്രതു, ബ്രാഹ്മണ പുരോഹിതര് നിന്നെ ഉയര്ത്തി മഹിമപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു—മനുഷ്യര് ദണ്ഡം ഉയര്ത്തുന്നതുപോലെ.
gāyanti | tvā | gāyatriṇaḥ | arcanti | arkam | arkiṇaḥ | brahmāṇaḥ | tvā | śata-krato | ud-vaṃśam | iva | yemire
Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna-prayoga mapping for this arcika location)
{ "prastava": "Stobha-led prelude introducing the lift (often ‘o/ho/i’ depending on sāman).", "udgitha": "Main exposition on ‘gāyanti tvā… brahmāṇas tvā śatakrato’.", "pratihara": "Responsive cadence reinforcing the addressed deity-name/epithet.", "upadrava": "After-song carrying the simile ‘udvaṃśamiva’.", "nidhana": "Final closure on ‘yemire’ with collective stabilization.", "structure_notes": "Because the text names singing itself, performers traditionally keep diction especially crisp on technical terms (gāyatriṇaḥ, arkiṇaḥ).", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Explains liturgical self-reference: gāyatriṇaḥ are chanters employing gāyatrī; arkiṇaḥ are those who utter arka (praise-hymn); brahmāṇaḥ are priests/knowers who establish the rite. ‘udvaṃśamiva’ is ‘like a pole raised up’; ‘yemire’ = they exalted/raised you.", "ritual_interpretation": "The verse validates the differentiated priestly functions and chant-types that elevate Indra in the soma-session.", "theological_insight": "Indra is ‘made manifest’ and empowered by properly classified sacred speech; yajña is a cooperative ascent.", "etymology_highlights": "arka as ‘ray/praise’; śatakratu as ‘hundred acts/powers’; udvaṃśa as ‘raised pole’." }