Mantra 3
Aindra invocation for victory and ritual success through Soma-offering and laudation
इन्द्राग्नी अपसस्पर्युप प्र यन्ति धीतयः ऋतस्य पथ्या ऽ ऽ3 अनु
indrāgnī apasasparyupa pra yanti dhītayaḥ ṛtasya pathyā ' '3 anu
indrāgnī1 apasaḥ2 asparī3 upa2 pra1 yanti2 dhītayaḥ3 ṛtasya2 pathyāḥ1 anu3
โอ อินทระและอัคนี พิธีกรรมอันไม่ขาดสาย และความดำริอันศรัทธา (dhīti) ทั้งหลาย ก้าวไปสู่ท่านทั้งสอง ตามทางแห่ง ṛta—ระเบียบอันเที่ยงธรรม.
indrāgnī | apasaḥ | asparī | upa | pra | yanti | dhītayaḥ | ṛtasya | pathyāḥ | anu
Unknown/unspecified (requires UA 4.7.3.02.03 gāna mapping)
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{ "gloss_summary": "apasaḥ are karmāṇi (sacrificial operations), not generic works; ṛtasya pathyāḥ are the vidhi-mārga (prescribed śrauta procedure) ensuring correctness; dhītayaḥ are stotras shaped by rule and intention moving toward Indrāgnī.", "ritual_interpretation": "The verse validates that the rite’s acts and hymns proceed along the authorized sequence, thereby ‘reaching’ the deities.", "theological_insight": "Divine accessibility is mediated by ṛta: correctness is not mere formality but the metaphysical bridge between human act and divine presence.", "etymology_highlights": "ṛta from √ṛ ‘to fit/arrange’ → ‘that which is properly ordered’; apas as ‘sacrificial operation’ (karma) in śrauta usage." }