Mantra 6
Aindra stuti: Indra as the collectively ‘fashioned’ and manifest power who conquers battles and grants sovereignty through soma-inspired praise
अच्छा व इन्द्रं मतयः स्वर्युवः सध्रीचीर्विश्वा उशतीरनूषत परि ष्वजन्त जनयो यथा पतिं मर्यं न शुन्ध्युं मघवानमूतये .
acchā va indraṃ matayaḥ svaryuvaḥ sadhrīcīrviśvā uśatīranūṣata pari ṣvajanta janayo yathā patiṃ maryaṃ na śundhyuṃ maghavānamūtaye .
acchā1 va2 indraṃ3 matayaḥ1 svaryuvaḥ2 sadhrīcīr3 viśvāḥ1 uśatīr2 anūṣata3 pari1 ṣvajanta2 janayo3 yathā1 patiṃ2 maryaṃ3 na1 śundhyuṃ2 maghavānam3 ūtaye1
Towards Indra, verily, the devout thoughts, seeking heaven, all harmonious and eager, have sounded forth; they embrace him round about, as wives a husband, as women a youthful and splendid lord—the bountiful—for succour.
acchā | va | indram | matayaḥ | svaryuvaḥ | sadhrīcīḥ | viśvāḥ | uśatīḥ | anūṣata | pari | ṣvajanta | janayaḥ | yathā | patim | maryam | na | śundhyum | maghavānam | ūtaye
Aindra (generic/unspecified in input)
{ "prastava": "(soft stobha prelude setting an inviting tone)", "udgitha": "acchā va indraṃ matayaḥ svaryuvaḥ ... anūṣata", "pratihara": "(response reinforcing the ‘towards Indra’ movement)", "upadrava": "pari ṣvajanta janayo yathā patiṃ ... maghavānam", "nidhana": "ūtaye (final sustained aid-invocation)", "structure_notes": "This text naturally divides: invocation (towards Indra) → description of matayaḥ → embrace simile → purpose (ūtaye).", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ initiates; Udgātṛ carries the ‘movement’ and ‘embrace’ lines; Pratihartṛ answers at mid-cadence; chorus seals ‘ūtaye’." }
{ "gloss_summary": "matayaḥ are hymn-intentions (stotra) that bring the deity; svaryu indicates desire for svar attained by sacrifice; the wives-embrace simile expresses devoted clinging; Indra is invoked as maghavān for aid.", "ritual_interpretation": "Functions as a drawing-near (acchā) and enclosing invitation—praise surrounds Indra so he remains present to grant protection and accept Soma.", "theological_insight": "Devotion is not only praise but relational intimacy; the rite succeeds when the deity is ‘embraced’ by harmonized intentions.", "etymology_highlights": "svaryu: ‘desiring svar’; sadhrīcī: ‘moving together’ → concord; ūti: protective help." }