Mantra 6
Aindra āhvāna: inviting Indra to the Soma with praise of his swift approach and heroic power
त्यमु वो अप्रहणं गृणीषे शवसस्पतिम् इन्द्रं विश्वासाहं नरं शचिष्ठं विश्ववेदसम्
tyamu vo aprahaṇaṃ gṛṇīṣe śavasaspatim indraṃ viśvāsāhaṃ naraṃ śaciṣṭhaṃ viśvavedasam
tyam1 u2 vaḥ3 aprahaṇaṃ1 gṛṇīṣe2 śavasaspatim3 indraṃ1 viśvāsāhaṃ2 naraṃ3 śaciṣṭhaṃ1 viśvavedasam2
హే జనులారా, మీకొరకు నేనతనినే స్తుతిస్తున్నాను—అప్రహణ (అజేయుడు), శవసస్పతి (బలాధిపతి) ఇంద్రుని; అతడు విశ్వాసాహ (సర్వజయుడు), వీర నరుడు, శచిష్ఠ (అత్యంత తేజస్సు/శక్తి గలవాడు), విశ్వవేదస్ (సర్వజ్ఞుడు).
tyam | u | vaḥ | aprahaṇam | gṛṇīṣe | śavasas-patim | indram | viśvāsāham | naram | śaciṣṭham | viśva-vedasam
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna-prayoga identification)
{ "prastava": null, "udgitha": null, "pratihara": null, "upadrava": null, "nidhana": null, "structure_notes": "Epithet-heavy verses are often distributed so that prastāva establishes ‘tyam u vaḥ’, udgītha carries the epithet sequence, and nidhana seals with the final all-knowing quality.", "singer_assignments": "Standard three-priest Sāman team: Prastotṛ (prastāva), Udgātṛ (udgītha/upadrava), Pratihartṛ (pratihāra), all (nidhana)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Explains epithets as Indra’s ritual fitness: aprahaṇa (invincible), śavasaspati (lord/granter of strength), viśvavedas (omniscient/universally knowing).", "ritual_interpretation": "The praise is aimed at bringing Indra to accept Soma and confer strength and victory to the sacrificer.", "theological_insight": "Divine power is not mere force but śacī—effective intelligence—culminating in viśvavedas: knowledge that pervades all.", "etymology_highlights": "aprahaṇa ‘a-’ (negation) + √han/√hā? (strike/overpower sense via pra-han); śavas (strength); śacī (power/skill); viśva-vedas (knower of all)." }