Mantra 3
Aindra praise: awakening and yoking Indra’s power through expertly metered chant for victory and effective sacrifice
इन्द्रस्य बाहू स्थविरौ युवानावनाधृष्यौ सुप्रतीकावसह्यौ तौ युञ्जीत प्रथमौ योग आगते याभ्यां जितमसुराणां सहो महत्
indrasya bāhū sthavirau yuvānāvanādhṛṣyau supratīkāvasahyau tau yuñjīta prathamau yoga āgate yābhyāṃ jitamasurāṇāṃ saho mahat
indrasya1 bāhū2 sthavirau3 yuvānāv1 anādhṛṣyau2 su-pratīkāv3 a-sahyau1 tau2 yuñjīta3 prathamau1 yoga2 āgate3 yābhyāṃ1 jitam2 asurāṇāṃ3 saho1 mahat2
แขนทั้งสองของอินทรา (Indra) มั่นคงแต่ยังเยาว์วัย มิอาจถูกล่วงละเมิด งามสง่า และต้านทานมิได้ เมื่อศึกประชิดเข้ามา ขอให้พระองค์เทียม—ควบคุมแขนคู่นั้น อันเป็นคู่แรกและยอดยิ่ง; ด้วยสิ่งนี้เอง จึงได้มาซึ่งมหาอำนาจในการพิชิตอสูร (Asura) ทั้งหลาย.
indrasya | bāhū | sthavirau | yuvānau | anādhṛṣyau | su-pratīkau | a-sahyau | tau | yuñjīta | prathamau | yogaḥ | āgate | yābhyām | jitam | asurāṇām | sahaḥ | mahat
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna concordance)
{ "prastava": "(stobha prelude; depends on assigned sāman)", "udgitha": "indrasya bāhū sthavirau yuvānau… (epithet-rich main section)", "pratihara": "tau yuñjīta prathamau… (response/turn toward injunction)", "upadrava": "yābhyāṃ jitam asurāṇāṃ…", "nidhana": "saho mahat (ideal cadential close)", "structure_notes": "Natural five-part mapping: praise → command → victory statement → climactic ‘great might’.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ prastāva; Udgātṛ udgītha/upadrava; Pratihartṛ pratihāra; all nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Indra’s two arms are firm-yet-youthful and irresistible; he should yoke them first at the moment of engagement; by them great strength conquers the Asuras.", "ritual_interpretation": "At the crucial conjuncture (yoga), invoke Indra’s operative powers so the rite overcomes adversarial obstructions to prosperity and sacrifice.", "theological_insight": "Divine victory is not arbitrary: it is the timely deployment of śakti-dvaya—protective and aggressive—aligned with ṛta.", "etymology_highlights": "yoga as ‘arrival of conjunction/engagement’; bāhū as śakti-dvaya; asurāḥ as adversarial forces blocking iṣṭa-siddhi." }