Mantra 8
Uṣas (Dawn) revealing light and opening the rite, leading into Indra’s arrival for Soma
यदिन्द्र यावतस्त्वमेतावदहमीशीय स्तोतारमिद्दधिषे रदावसो न पापत्वाय रंसिषम्
yadindra yāvatastvametāvadahamīśīya stotāramiddadhiṣe radāvaso na pāpatvāya raṃsiṣam
yadindra1 yāvatastvam2 etāvadaham3 īśīya1 stotāramid2 dadhiṣe3 radāvaso1 na2 pāpatvāya3 raṃsiṣam1
हे इंद्रा! तू जितका आहेस तितक्याच मर्यादेत मला सामर्थ्य लाभो. हे धनदाता! स्तोत्रकर्त्याला तूच नेमतोस; पापासाठी मी रति धरू नये, त्यात आनंद मानू नये.
yat | indra | yāvataḥ | tvam | etāvat | aham | īśīya | stotāram | it | dadhiṣe | radā-vaso | na | pāpatvāya | raṃsiṣam
Aindra (standard setting; specific tune not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "(stobha prelude; not supplied)", "udgitha": "yad indra yāvatastvam etāvadaham īśīya", "pratihara": "stotāram id dadhiṣe", "upadrava": "radāvaso", "nidhana": "na pāpatvāya raṃsiṣam", "structure_notes": "The nidhana is an ethical seal; musically it benefits from a quieter, resolved cadence to embody restraint.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part distribution; nidhana ideally sung with unified, softened timbre by the group." }
{ "gloss_summary": "stotāram dadhiṣe: Indra’s niyoga—he establishes/empowers the chanter within the rite; radāvaso: giver of wealth; the final clause is read as ritual propriety—seeking no delight for sinful ends.", "ritual_interpretation": "A prayer for sanctioned praise and right intention in the Soma setting; power and enjoyment are subordinated to dharma.", "theological_insight": "Divine empowerment is coupled with moral restraint: the deity grants capability, but the sacrificer commits to non-evil enjoyment.", "etymology_highlights": "īśīya from √īś ‘to be able/rule’; dadhiṣe from √dhā ‘to place/establish’; pāpa ‘evil’ + -tva ‘state’; raṃsiṣam from √ram ‘to delight’ (desiderative/optative nuance)." }