Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 9
Aindra praise seeking Indra’s manifest bounty and protective heavenly aid in the sacrifice
अमी ये देवा स्थन मध्य आ रोचने दिवः कद्व ऋतं कदमृतं का प्रत्ना व आहुतिः
amī ye devā sthana madhya ā rocane divaḥ kadva ṛtaṃ kadamṛtaṃ kā pratnā va āhutiḥ
amī1 ye2 devāḥ3 sthana1 madhya2 ā3 rocane1 divaḥ2 kad3 va1 ṛtaṃ2 kad3 amṛtaṃ1 kā2 pratnā3 va1 āhutiḥ2
Те боги, что пребывают в середине светозарного неба — каков их ṛta, каково их amṛta, и какова древняя āhuti, что принадлежит им?
amī | ye | devāḥ | sthana | madhye | ā | rocane | divaḥ | kat | va | ṛtam | kat | amṛtam | kā | pratnā | vaḥ | āhutiḥ
Aindra (generic/unspecified in input)
{ "prastava": "Soft stobha prelude; sets a ‘questioning’ space with restrained volume.", "udgitha": "Text through ‘amī ye devāḥ… rocane divaḥ’.", "pratihara": "Echo/response emphasizing ‘kat va ṛtam’.", "upadrava": "Second inquiry ‘kat amṛtam kā pratnā…’.", "nidhana": "Closure on ‘āhutiḥ’ with collective sustain, as if ‘placing’ the offering in sound.", "structure_notes": "Avoid over-ornamenting; let interrogatives be crisp and the nouns be sustained.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part distribution among Sāmavedic singers." }
{ "gloss_summary": "ṛta is right ordinance—especially the correctly performed sacrificial order; āhuti is the established oblation-formula/substance sustaining the gods; the interrogatives invite reflection on these principles.", "ritual_interpretation": "Directs performers to consider correctness of sequence and offering; supports precision in stotra/śastra and oblation timing.", "theological_insight": "The gods’ ‘immortality’ is tied to ṛta—divine continuity is maintained through lawful order and perennial offering.", "etymology_highlights": "ṛta from √ṛ ‘to go, to fit’ → that which is properly fitted/ordered; amṛta ‘not-mortal’; āhuti from ā-√hu ‘to offer/invoke’." }