Mantra 7
Aindra stuti at Soma-pressing: praising Indra’s might and inviting him to drink the expressed Soma for protection and welfare
यज्ञ इन्द्रमवर्धयद्यद्भूमिं व्यवर्तयत् चक्राण ओपशं दिवि
yajña indramavardhayadyadbhūmiṃ vyavartayat cakrāṇa opaśaṃ divi
yajñá índram avardhayad | yád bhū́miṃ vyávartayat | cakrāṇá ópaśaṃ diví ||
Yajña membesarkan Indra, tatkala ia membentangkan bumi, menjadikan penopang di langit.
yajñaḥ indram avardhayat | yat bhūmim vyavartayat | cakrāṇaḥ opaśam divi ||
Aindra (generic Sāman setting; specific tune not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "(Stobha-led) o/ho-i… introducing ‘yajñá…’ as the thematic seed.", "udgitha": "yajñá índram avardhayad… (main rise on ‘índram’ and ‘avardhayat’)", "pratihara": "yád bhū́miṃ vyávartayat… (responsive stabilization)", "upadrava": "cakrāṇá ópaśaṃ… (after-song intensification; ‘cakrāṇaḥ’ elongated)", "nidhana": "…diví (cadential close; often prolonged)", "structure_notes": "In Kauthuma practice, the textual pādas are redistributed to fit melodic limbs; final word(s) commonly receive lengthening (pluti-like musical prolongation).", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all (with chorus support): nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Yajña—through oblations and chants—‘increases’ Indra; empowered, he performs primordial ordering: spreading earth and establishing heavenly support.", "ritual_interpretation": "The verse validates the rite’s efficacy: the god’s capacity is ritually augmented, ensuring success of offerings and protection.", "theological_insight": "Divine action is shown as responsive to ṛta-aligned human participation; yajña is the mediator of cosmic maintenance.", "etymology_highlights": "avardhayat (from √vṛdh ‘to increase’); opaśa as ‘support/prop’, read as stabilizing arrangement in the heavenly realm." }