Mantra 2
Indra empowered by Soma-exhilaration (mada/matsara) to grant victory and wealth
आ नस्ते गन्तु मत्सरो वृषा मदो वरेण्यः सहावां इन्द्र सानसिः पृतनषाडमर्त्यः
ā naste gantu matsaro vṛṣā mado vareṇyaḥ sahāvāṃ indra sānasiḥ pṛtanaṣāḍamartyaḥ
ā naḥ te gantu matsaro vṛṣā mado vareṇyaḥ sahāvāṃ indra sānasiḥ pṛtanaṣāḍamartyaḥ
ഞങ്ങളിലേക്കു നിന്റെ ഉല്ലാസപ്രേരക വേഗം വരട്ടെ; അത് വൃഷഭസമമായ, ശ്രേഷ്ഠമായ മദം. ഹേ ഇന്ദ്ര, സഹാവാൻ, സാനസി (ലാഭദാതാവ്), പൃതനാഷാഡ് (യുദ്ധജയി), അമർത്ത്യ (അമരൻ) — ഞങ്ങളിലേക്കു വരിക.
ā naḥ te gantu | matsaraḥ | vṛṣā madaḥ | vareṇyaḥ | saha-vān indra | sānasiḥ | pṛtana-ṣāṭ | amartyaḥ
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna concordance)
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{ "gloss_summary": "‘Coming’ is Soma-exhilaration approaching the sacrificers through the rite; Indra is praised as mighty, gain-giving, battle-subduing, immortal.", "ritual_interpretation": "The approach is effected by correct pressing/chanting; it ensures Indra’s attendance and the yajamāna’s success in contest and acquisition.", "theological_insight": "Divine presence is invited and made effective through sound-offering; immortality indicates Indra’s enduring lordship and the rite’s link to amṛta.", "etymology_highlights": "vareṇya as ‘to be chosen’; sānasi as ‘winning/causing to win’; pṛtanaṣāṭ as ‘crusher of battles’." }