Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 4
Aindra stotra: praise of Indra’s unrivaled might and Soma-exhilaration in support of victory and prosperity
य इन्द्र सोमपातमो मदः शविष्ठ चेतति येना हंसि न्या3त्रिणं तमीमहे
ya indra somapātamo madaḥ śaviṣṭha cetati yenā haṃsi nyā3triṇaṃ tamīmahe
ya1 i1ndra so1mapātamo ma1daḥ | śa1viṣṭha ce1tati | ye1nā haṃsi nyā3triṇaṃ | ta1m ī1mahe
ਹੇ ਇੰਦਰ, ਸੋਮਪਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ, ਹੇ ਅਤਿਸ਼ਕਤੀਸ਼ਾਲੀ—ਜਿਸ ਮਦ (ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ) ਨਾਲ ਤੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈਂ ਅਤੇ ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਬਲ ਨਾਲ ਤੂੰ ਨਿਆਤ੍ਰਿਣ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਹਾਰਦਾ ਹੈਂ—ਉਹੀ ਮਦ ਅਸੀਂ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ।
yaḥ | indra | soma-pātamaḥ | madaḥ | śaviṣṭha | cetati | yena | haṃsi | nyātriṇam | tam | īmahe
Aindra (standard Indra-stotra tune; specific Sāman-name not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude; entry on ‘ya indra…’", "udgitha": "Main depiction of mada and Indra’s manifestation", "pratihara": "Response around the central cadence after ‘cetati’", "upadrava": "Extension emphasizing ‘yena haṃsi nyātriṇam’", "nidhana": "Unified closure on ‘tam īmahe’ (often softened after intensity)", "structure_notes": "Balance intensity: let the melodic peak occur on ‘cetati’ and the ‘strike’ on ‘haṃsi’, then relax into a prayerful nidhana.", "singer_assignments": "Standard three-priest division; all join in nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "somapātama: exceedingly devoted to Soma-drinking; mada: Soma-exhilaration; cetati: becomes manifest/active; nyātriṇa: a specific asura/foe; ‘tam īmahe’—we desire that very exhilaration.", "ritual_interpretation": "Requests the operative ‘mada’ that enables Indra’s presence and the rite’s victorious efficacy.", "theological_insight": "The sacrament is a state-maker: Soma produces luminous activation (cetati) that defeats named adversities.", "etymology_highlights": "cetati from √cit ‘to perceive/shine forth’; mada as uplift/intoxication; somapātama as superlative of Soma-drinker." }