Mantra 3
Indra’s soma-joy at the Viṣūvant and his power to grant victory and wealth
इन्द्रो मदाय वावृधे शवसे वृत्रहा नृभिः तमिन्महत्स्वाजिषूतिमर्भे हवामहे स वाजेषु प्र नो ऽविषत्
indro madāya vāvṛdhe śavase vṛtrahā nṛbhiḥ taminmahatsvājiṣūtimarbhe havāmahe sa vājeṣu pra no 'viṣat
indro1 madāya2 vāvṛdhe3 śavase1 vṛtrahā2 nṛbhiḥ3 taminmahatsvājiṣūtim1 arbhe2 havāmahe3 sa1 vājeṣu2 pra3 no1 'viṣat2
ఇంద్రుడు మదం (ఉల్లాసం) కొరకు, శక్తి కొరకు వృద్ధి పొందెను—వృత్రహా, నరుల సహాయంతో; ఆ మహానుభావుడైన, ఉత్తమ సహాయకుడిని మేము అవసరంలో ఆహ్వానిస్తాము: బహుమతి-పోరాటాలలో ఆయన మమ్మల్ని కాపాడుగాక.
indraḥ | madāya | vāvṛdhe | śavase | vṛtra-hā | nṛbhiḥ | tam | it | mahat | su-ājiṣūtim | arbhe | havāmahe | saḥ | vājeṣu | pra | naḥ | aviṣat
Aindra (standard Indra-vīrya gāna assignment; exact tune-name varies by śākhā)
{ "prastava": "(Stobha-led) oṃ/ho-i-hā (as per Kauthuma Aindra practice; exact stobha varies by gāna)", "udgitha": "indro madāya vāvṛdhe śavase vṛtrahā nṛbhiḥ tamin mahatsvājiṣūtim arbhe havāmahe", "pratihara": "sa vājeṣu", "upadrava": "pra no", "nidhana": "'viṣat", "structure_notes": "Verse naturally divides into invocation (udgītha) and protection petition (pratihāra→nidhana). In uha, ‘sa vājeṣu’ often becomes a responsive hinge before the final protective cadence.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana (with supporting hum/elongation)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘nṛbhiḥ’ = with ṛtviks/men; ‘arbhe’ = in this small time/occasion or for us of little strength; ‘vāja’ = food/prize or battles; prayer for protection in contests.", "ritual_interpretation": "Indra is invoked as protector of the sacrificer during competitive/hostile conditions surrounding the rite (visible and subtle).", "theological_insight": "Soma-exhilaration is not mere intoxication but the divine fuel by which Indra’s vīrya manifests to uphold ṛta and remove obstacles.", "etymology_highlights": "‘adrivaḥ/ vajrin’ cluster implied in Aindra context; ‘vṛtra-han’ as ‘obstruction-slayer’; ‘vāja’ as both nourishment and victory-prize." }