Mantra 6
Indra’s sovereignty and exclusive praise at the Soma-pressing
तरणिरित्सिषासति वाजं पुरन्ध्या युजा आ व इन्द्रं पुरुहूतं नमे गिरा नेमिं तष्टेव सुद्रुवम्
taraṇiritsiṣāsati vājaṃ purandhyā yujā ā va indraṃ puruhūtaṃ name girā nemiṃ taṣṭeva sudruvam
taraṇir1 it2 siṣāsati3 vājaṃ1 purandhyā2 yujā3 ā1 vaḥ2 indraṃ3 puruhūtaṃ1 name2 girā3 nemiṃ1 taṣṭeva2 sudruvam3
Indra, the deliverer, indeed is desirous to bestow strength with bounty; him, the much-invoked, I adore with my hymn for you, as (one reverences) a well-fixed felly fashioned by the wheel-wright—firm and unshaken.
taraṇiḥ | it | siṣāsati | vājam | purandhyā | yujā | ā | vaḥ | indram | puru-hūtam | name | girā | nemim | taṣṭā | iva | su-druvam
Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāman tune assignment by arcika)
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{ "gloss_summary": "taraṇi = tārayitṛ, one who carries sacrificer beyond danger/defect; vāja = sacrificial prize/strength as phala. The nemi-taṣṭṛ simile illustrates firmness and unshakable steadiness.", "ritual_interpretation": "Chanted to secure safe completion of rite and stable attainment of its fruits.", "theological_insight": "Indra’s grace is both saving (taraṇa) and structuring (sudruva-sthāpanā) for the sacrificer’s life.", "etymology_highlights": "taraṇi from √tṝ; nemi as wheel-rim; sudruva ‘very firm, well-fixed’." }