Mantra 9
Āindra stotra: summoning Indra to the Soma-rite for protection, strength, and victory
सीदन्तस्ते वयो यथा गोश्रीते मधौ मदिरे विवक्षणे अभि त्वामिन्द्र नोनुमः
sīdantaste vayo yathā gośrīte madhau madire vivakṣaṇe abhi tvāmindra nonumaḥ
sīdanta1 ste2 vayo3 yathā1 gośrīte2 madhau3 madire1 vivakṣaṇe2 abhi1 tvāmindra2 nonumaḥ3
పక్షులు తమ ఆశ్రయంపై కూర్చునినట్లే, నీ ఉపాసకులు సోమంపై ఆసీనులవుతారు—గో-ఉత్పన్నం (పాలు/నెయ్యి) ఆధారంగా—మధురమైన, మదిరమైన, వివక్షణ (ఆస్వాదించాలనే తపనగల) పానంలో. అందుకే, హే ఇంద్రా, మేము నిన్ను పదేపదే స్తుతిస్తాము.
sīdantaḥ | te | vayaḥ | yathā | go-śrīte | madhau | madire | vivakṣaṇe | abhi | tvām | indra | nonumaḥ
Aindra (standard Indra-stotra tune; exact gāna-name varies by śākhā)
{ "prastava": "Short stobha prelude establishing repose (appropriate to sīdantaḥ imagery).", "udgitha": "sīdantaste vayo yathā gośrīte madhau madire vivakṣaṇe (main narrative span).", "pratihara": "abhi tvām (turning explicitly toward Indra).", "upadrava": "indra (name often receives melodic ornament/length).", "nidhana": "nonumaḥ (final repeated-praise cadence; may be extended).", "structure_notes": "Semantic choreography: ‘settling’ in udgītha, ‘turning toward’ in pratihāra, ‘naming’ in upadrava, ‘repetition’ sealed in nidhana.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ (prastāva), Udgātṛ (udgītha+upadrava), Pratihartṛ (pratihāra), all (nidhana)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "vayaḥ: worshippers approach Soma with bird-like speed; gośrīte: Soma mixed with cow-products (kṣīra/dadhi); nonumaḥ: repeated praises (punar-punar stutayaḥ).", "ritual_interpretation": "Describes the adhvaryu-prepared Soma mixture and the singers’ settling into their liturgical station; praise accompanies Soma enjoyment/offerings.", "theological_insight": "Legitimizes ‘mada’ (exhilaration) as sacred when oriented to Indra through stuti; repetition is itself a ritual force.", "etymology_highlights": "nonumaḥ explained as iterative praise-form; gośrīte glossed through gavyasaṃsarga." }