Mantra 3
Aindra Soma-invocation: Indra praised as the foremost protector and drinker of the pressed Soma, whose expansive might secures the rite and its gifts.
आ तू न इन्द्र क्षुमन्तं चित्रं ग्राभं सं गृभाय महाहस्ती दक्षिणेन
ā tū na indra kṣumantaṃ citraṃ grābhaṃ saṃ gṛbhāya mahāhastī dakṣiṇena
ā1 tū na indra kṣumantaṃ citraṃ grābhaṃ saṃ2 gṛbhāya mahāhastī dakṣiṇe3na
เชิญเสด็จมาเถิด อินทรา (Indra) มายังเรา; โอ้ผู้มีหัตถ์ใหญ่ ขอทรงฉวยเพื่อเราด้วยพระหัตถ์ขวา ซึ่งการยึดกุมอันงดงามและอุดม (แห่งทรัพย์).
ā | tu | naḥ | indra | kṣumantam | citram | grābham | sam | gṛbhāya | mahā-hastī | dakṣiṇena
Aindra (generic)
{ "prastava": "o / hā (Aindra prelude, as per gāna tradition).", "udgitha": "ā tū na indra kṣumantaṃ citraṃ grābhaṃ saṃ gṛbhāya", "pratihara": "mahāhastī", "upadrava": "dakṣiṇena", "nidhana": "oṃ / hā / ho (cadential stobha per the specific gāna).", "structure_notes": "Semantic ‘taking’ words (grābha, gṛbhāya) are often given rhythmic emphasis; ‘dakṣiṇena’ may be lengthened to convey auspicious completion.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part sāman distribution among prastotṛ/udgātṛ/pratihartṛ/chorus." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Indra is called to come; he is asked to seize/secure for the worshippers a splendid, wealth-bearing ‘grābha’.", "ritual_interpretation": "‘Grābha’ is glossed as something to be taken/secured; in Soma setting it can be aligned with graha-taking (Soma-cup) or generally with securing oblation/wealth for the rite.", "theological_insight": "Divine aid is invoked as both arrival and effective action—help that concretely ‘takes hold’ for the sacrificer.", "etymology_highlights": "gṛbh-/grah: to seize, grasp; dakṣiṇa: right/skillful/auspicious (and resonant with ritual ‘dakṣiṇā’)." }