Mantra 3
Aindra stotra: Indra praised as victorious protector who empowers and safeguards the yajamāna through allied deities
सुनीथो घा स मर्त्यो यं मरुतो यमर्यमा मित्रास्पान्त्यद्रुहः
sunītho ghā sa martyo yaṃ maruto yamaryamā mitrāspāntyadruhaḥ
sunītho1 ghā2 sa3 martyo1 yaṃ2 maruto3 yam1 aryamā2 mitrā3spānty1 adruhaḥ2
మరుతులు, అర్యమా, మిత్రులు—అద్రుహ (హానిలేని, అపకారరహిత)ులై—ఎవరిని కాపాడుతారో, ఆ మర్త్యుడు నిజంగా సునీత (సుమార్గ-నేతృత్వం) కలవాడు.
su-nīthaḥ | gha | saḥ | martyaḥ | yam | marutaḥ | yam | aryamā | mitrāḥ | pānti | adruhaḥ
Aindra (generic Sāman-setting; specific tune not supplied in input)
{ "prastava": "(Stobha-led prelude; often ‘hā/ho/i’ in Aindra families—exact not supplied)", "udgitha": "sunītho ghā sa martyo yaṃ maruto yamaryamā mitrāspāntyadruhaḥ (main text elongated per gāna practice)", "pratihara": "(Responsive reprise/cadential answering phrase—textual kernel typically echoed)", "upadrava": "(After-song extension emphasizing deity-names and pānti)", "nidhana": "(Closing cadence; often stabilized on final word adruhaḥ)", "structure_notes": "Without the specific gāna, assign text-kernels to udgītha and place cadences at pānti / adruhaḥ; prastāva and nidhana carry most stobha and prolongation.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all three: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa reads su-nītha as ‘su-nītaḥ’: one whose sacrificial course is well-conducted; Maruts, Aryaman, and Mitras protect the yajamāna and the rite; adruhaḥ excludes injury to the sacrificer.", "ritual_interpretation": "Protection is ritual-guardianship: preventing obstacles (antarāya) in pressing/offering and ensuring correct performance (naya).", "theological_insight": "Divine protection is benevolent and non-harming; the gods’ guardianship is conditioned by right conduct of yajña (su-nītha).", "etymology_highlights": "su-nītha = su (good) + nītha/nayana (leading/conduct); adruhaḥ from √druh ‘to injure/deceive’ with privative a-." }