Mantra 2
Aindra dawn-invocation: cosmic awakening and the joint victory-power of Indra–Agni
यद्युञ्जाथे वृषणमश्विना रथं घृतेन नो मधुना क्षत्रमुक्षतम् अस्माकं ब्रह्म पृतनासु जिन्वतं वयं धना शूरसाता भजेमहि
yadyuñjāthe vṛṣaṇamaśvinā rathaṃ ghṛtena no madhunā kṣatramukṣatam asmākaṃ brahma pṛtanāsu jinvataṃ vayaṃ dhanā śūrasātā bhajemahi
yad yuñjāthe vṛṣaṇam aśvinā rathaṃ ghṛtena no madhunā kṣatram ukṣatam | asmākaṃ brahma pṛtanāsu jinvataṃ vayaṃ dhanā śūrasātā bhajemahi ||
यद्युंजाथे वृषणमश्विना रथं घृतेन नो मधुना क्षत्रमुक्षतम्। अस्माकं ब्रह्म पृतनासु जिंवतं वयं धनाः शूरसाता भजेमहि॥
yat | yuñjāthe | vṛṣaṇam | aśvinā | ratham | ghṛtena | naḥ | madhunā | kṣatram | ukṣatam | asmākam | brahma | pṛtanāsu | jinvataṃ | vayam | dhanā | śūra-sātā | bhajemahi
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{ "prastava": "(typical) o vā / hā", "udgitha": "yad yuñjāthe vṛṣaṇam aśvinā rathaṃ", "pratihara": "ghṛtena no madhunā kṣatram ukṣatam", "upadrava": "asmākaṃ brahma pṛtanāsu jinvataṃ", "nidhana": "vayaṃ dhanā śūrasātā bhajemahi", "structure_notes": "Keep semantic ‘anointing’ in pratihāra with smoother legato; make nidhana communal and affirmative.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ opens; Udgātṛ carries udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ answers with the unction-request; all seal the boon in nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "When the Aśvins yoke their potent chariot, they should sprinkle our strength with ghee and honey; make our brahman flourish in battles so we may obtain wealth and hero-won prizes.", "ritual_interpretation": "ghṛta/madhu are read as sacrificial unctions/sweet offerings that ‘bedew’ kṣatra; brahma is the efficacious hymn-formula to be made victorious, yielding dhanā.", "theological_insight": "Divine aid is not only material: it empowers brahman (sacred speech) so that victory and wealth arise through ṛta-aligned utterance and offering.", "etymology_highlights": "ukṣatam—‘ukṣ’ (to sprinkle/bedew); brahma—mantra/śastra-stuti; śūrasātā—wealth ‘won by heroes’ (śūra + sāti)." }