Mantra 7
Aindra stotra: praise of Indra’s unrivaled might and Soma-exhilaration in support of victory and prosperity
अपामीवामप स्त्रिधमप सेधत दुर्मतिम् आदित्यासो युयोतना नो अंहसः
apāmīvāmapa stridhamapa sedhata durmatim ādityāso yuyotanā no aṃhasaḥ
apa1 āmīvām2 apa1 stridham2 apa1 sedhata2 dur-matim3 ādityāsaḥ1 yuyotanā2 naḥ1 aṃhasaḥ2
ขจัดโรคจากเรา ขจัดความเป็นศัตรู ขับไล่เจตนาร้ายเถิด; โอเหล่าอาทิตยะ (Ādityāsaḥ) จงผลักไสบาปและความทุกข์ให้ไกลจากเรา.
apa | āmīvām | apa | stridham | apa | sedhata | dur-matim | ādityāsaḥ | yuyotanā | naḥ | aṃhasaḥ
Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna-prayoga mapping for this ṛc)
{ "prastava": "(typical) o vā / hāyi… (depends on gāna)", "udgitha": "apāmīvāmapa stridhamapa sedhata durmatim", "pratihara": "ādityāso", "upadrava": "yuyotanā no aṃhasaḥ", "nidhana": "(cadence) om / hāu", "structure_notes": "The triple ‘apa’ often becomes a musical motif with elongations; pratihāra may spotlight the deity-name (ādityāsaḥ).", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ prelude; Udgātṛ carries imperatives; Pratihartṛ answers with deity-name; all seal in nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "aṃhas is pāpa and duḥkha; the Ādityas are invoked for rakṣaṇa and pāpa-nivṛtti; durmati includes the sacrificer’s faulty resolve and inimical sorcery/counsel.", "ritual_interpretation": "A protective formula ensuring the rite is not harmed by internal fault or external hostility; aligns performance with ṛta upheld by the Ādityas.", "theological_insight": "Healing is moral-cosmic: removal of aṃhas restores the sacrificer’s relationship to ṛta, enabling divine presence.", "etymology_highlights": "apa (removal); dur-mati (bad thought/resolve); aṃhas (narrowness → distress/sin)." }