Mantra 9
Aindra stuti at Soma-pressing: praising Indra’s might and inviting him to drink the expressed Soma for protection and welfare
पन्यंपन्यमित्सोतार आ धावत मद्याय सोमं वीराय शूराय
panyaṃpanyamitsotāra ā dhāvata madyāya somaṃ vīrāya śūrāya
pányam pányam ít sotā́ra ā́ dhāvata | madyā́ya sómaṃ | vīrā́ya śūrā́ya ||
Bersegeralah, wahai para pemerah (Soma), bawalah Soma yang berharga—yang berharga—untuk keriangan, bagi sang wira, bagi yang perkasa (Indra).
panyam panyam it sotāraḥ | ā dhāvata | madyāya somam | vīrāya śūrāya ||
Aindra (generic Sāman setting; specific tune not stated in input)
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{ "gloss_summary": "Addressing the sotāraḥ (pressers), the mantra urges haste in bringing excellent (doubly ‘panya’) soma for Indra’s exhilaration, the hero and valiant one.", "ritual_interpretation": "Operational directive within the soma rite: prepare the best soma promptly for Indra’s drinking.", "theological_insight": "Excellence (panya) and timeliness are ritual virtues; Indra’s heroic function is activated through soma’s mādana (exhilarant) power.", "etymology_highlights": "panya ‘praiseworthy/valuable’; madyāya from mad ‘to exhilarate’—‘for exhilaration/drinking’." }