Mantra 1
Aindra victory and wealth secured through Soma’s purifying flow and Indra-invocation
प्र सेनानीः शूरो अग्रे रथानां गव्यन्नेति हर्षते अस्य सेना भद्रान्कृण्वन्निन्द्रहवान्त्सखिभ्य आ सोमो वस्त्रा रभसानि दत्ते
pra senānīḥ śūro agre rathānāṃ gavyanneti harṣate asya senā bhadrānkṛṇvannindrahavāntsakhibhya ā somo vastrā rabhasāni datte
prá1 senānī́ḥ2 śū́ro1 ágre2 rathā́nām2 gavyán1 éti2 hárṣate2 asyá2 sénā1 bhadrā́n2 kṛṇván2 índrahavān2 sákhibhyaḥ2 ā́1 sómaḥ1 vástrā2 rabhásāni2 dátte2
രഥങ്ങളുടെ മുൻപിൽ ശൂരനായ സേനാനായകൻ പുറപ്പെടുന്നു—പശുക്കളെ തേടി; അവന്റെ സേന ആഹ്ലാദിക്കുന്നു. മംഗളം വരുത്തി, ഇന്ദ്രനെ ആഹ്വാനിച്ച്, സോമൻ സഖാക്കൾക്ക് വേഗമുള്ള ദാനങ്ങൾ നൽകുന്നു—വസ്ത്രങ്ങളും പോലും.
pra | senānīḥ | śūraḥ | agre | rathānām | gavyan | eti | harṣate | asya | senā | bhadrān | kṛṇvan | indra-havān | sakhibhyaḥ | ā | somaḥ | vastrā | rabhasāni | datte
Aindra-sāman (generic)
{ "prastava": "o/hā… setting a forward-driving opening", "udgitha": "pra senānīḥ śūro agre rathānāṃ… (main procession line)", "pratihara": "ho… (short response after a hinge like ‘harṣate’)", "upadrava": "…bhadrānkṛṇvannindrahavāntsakhibhyaḥ… (auspicious + invocation segment)", "nidhana": "ā somo vastrā rabhasāni datte (closing: Soma’s gifting)", "structure_notes": "The natural climax is the dakṣiṇā/gift line; making it nidhana gives a satisfying ‘reward’ closure.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ initiates; Udgātṛ carries the heroic udgītha; Pratihartṛ punctuates; all unite on the gift-cadence." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Martial/leadership imagery is aligned with Indra’s victory-bestowing function; the host rejoices as auspiciousness is made through Indra-invocation; Soma gives ‘vastrā’ as swift gifts to friends—understood as dakṣiṇā/result of successful rite.", "ritual_interpretation": "Interprets ‘vastrā’ as cloth offered/received as sacrificial fee; victory/cattle-seeking as yajña-phala under Indra’s grace.", "theological_insight": "Indra’s favor, awakened by Soma and praise, manifests as prosperity and auspicious ordering; sacrificial success culminates in rightful distribution.", "etymology_highlights": "senānī—leader; gavyan—seeking cattle/wealth; bhadra—auspicious; vastra—cloth/dakṣiṇā." }