Mantra 3
Aindra praise: Indra as the pre-eminent ritual power and victorious protector invoked for strength and success
गोत्रभिदं गोविदं वज्रबाहुं जयन्तमज्म प्रमृणन्तमोजसा इमं सजाता अनु वीरयध्वमिन्द्रं सखायो अनु सं रभध्वम्
gotrabhidaṃ govidaṃ vajrabāhuṃ jayantamajma pramṛṇantamojasā imaṃ sajātā anu vīrayadhvamindraṃ sakhāyo anu saṃ rabhadhvam
gotrabhidaṃ3 govidaṃ2 vajrabāhuṃ1 jayantam | ajma3 pramṛṇantam2 ojasā1 | imaṃ3 sajātā2 anu vīrayadhvam1 | indraṃ3 sakhāyo2 anu saṃ rabhadhvam1
ഗോത്രഭിദ്, ഗോവിദ്, വജ്രബാഹു, ജയശാലി—യുദ്ധപഥത്തിൽ ഓജസ്സാൽ ശത്രുവിനെ തകർക്കുന്ന അവനെ; ഹേ സജാതാക്കളേ, ഈ ഇന്ദ്രനെ അനുഗമിച്ച് നിങ്ങളുടെ വീര്യം ഉണർത്തുവിൻ; ഹേ സഖാക്കളേ, ഇന്ദ്രനെ അനുഗമിച്ച് ഒന്നിച്ചു ചേരുവിൻ, ദൃഢമായി പിടിച്ചുനില്ക്കുവിൻ.
gotra-bhidam | go-vidam | vajra-bāhum | jayantam | ajma | pra-mṛṇantam | ojasā | imam | sa-jātāḥ | anu | vīrayadhvam | indram | sakhāyaḥ | anu | sam | rabhadhvam
Gotrabhid (Aindra) — melody name not specified in input; requires gāna concordance
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude leading into ‘gotrabhidam…’", "udgitha": "gotrabhidaṃ…pramṛṇantam ojasā (deed and power of Indra)", "pratihara": "imaṃ sajātā anu vīrayadhvam (response as instruction to the group)", "upadrava": "indraṃ sakhāyo anu saṃ rabhadhvam (final rallying line)", "nidhana": "(Cadence on ‘rabhadhvam/indraṃ’ depending on gāna tradition)", "structure_notes": "This verse naturally supports a didactic pratihāra: the response turns praise into communal action.", "singer_assignments": "Standard three-priest distribution; nidhana unified." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa connects ‘gotrabhid’ with the archetypal release of cows (wealth/light). The exhortation to ‘sajātāḥ/sakhāyaḥ’ is addressed to the sacrificer’s party/allies: display valor following Indra and rally firmly behind him.", "ritual_interpretation": "The ‘battle’ is ritualized: obstacles to the rite are foes; Indra’s victory ensures successful offering and acquisition of vāja/go.", "theological_insight": "Divine victory requires human alignment: the community’s coordinated effort (saṃrabha) is a limb of success under Indra’s leadership.", "etymology_highlights": "gotra: ‘cow-pen/enclosure’; bhid: ‘split’; saṃ-rabh: ‘grasp together, take hold’; ojas: concentrated vigor." }