Mantra 8
Aindra praise seeking Indra’s manifest bounty and protective heavenly aid in the sacrifice
वयश्चित्ते पतत्रिणो द्विपाच्चतुष्पादर्जुनि उषः प्रारन्नृतूंरनु दिवो अन्तेभ्यस्परि
vayaścitte patatriṇo dvipāccatuṣpādarjuni uṣaḥ prārannṛtūṃranu divo antebhyaspari
vayaś-citte1 patatriṇo2 dvi-pāc3 catuṣ-pād1 arjuni2 uṣaḥ3 prāran1 ṛtūṃr2 anu3 divo1 antebhyaḥ2 pari3
हे तेजस्वी उषस्! सर्व प्राण्यांची काळजी घेणारी—पंखधारी, द्विपाद, चतुष्पाद—सर्वजण निघून गेले आहेत. ऋतूंच्या क्रमाने ते चालतात, दिवः (आकाश)च्या सीमांना सर्व बाजूंनी वेढून.
vayaḥ-citte iti vayaḥ-citte | patatriṇaḥ | dvi-pāt | catuṣ-pāt | arjuni | uṣaḥ | prāran | ṛtūn | anu | divaḥ | antebhyaḥ | pari
Aindra (generic/unspecified in input)
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude establishing a ‘morning’ register; often softer attack and longer initial vowel-hold.", "udgitha": "Text-bearing opening through ‘… arjuni uṣaḥ prāran’.", "pratihara": "Responsive stabilization around the ṛtu-order phrase ‘ṛtūn anu’.", "upadrava": "Expansion phrase ‘divo antebhyaḥ pari’ sung with widening melodic span.", "nidhana": "Unified close with a settled final, suggesting completion of the cosmic circuit.", "structure_notes": "Maintain clear separation of the creature-catalogue while keeping legato; avoid rushing the enumerations.", "singer_assignments": "Standard: Prastotṛ / Udgātṛ / Pratihartṛ / Udgātṛ / all." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘ṛtūn anu’ = according to fixed appointed times; the catalogue of beings marks Dawn’s universal awakening and orderly procession.", "ritual_interpretation": "Dawn imagery reinforces correct temporal sequencing of rite; it sacralizes the transition into active ritual operations.", "theological_insight": "Uṣas embodies ṛta as visible order: regularity itself is divine presence, not merely a background condition.", "etymology_highlights": "ṛtu as ‘season/appointed time’ linked to ṛta (cosmic order); arjunī as bright/white-shining, indicating purity of dawn-light." }