Mantra 7
Indra’s swift invitation to the Soma-rite through potent stotra and unhindered approach
इन्द्रमिद्देवतातय इन्द्रं प्रयत्यध्वरे इन्द्रं समीके वनिनो हवामह इन्द्रं धनस्य सातये
indramiddevatātaya indraṃ prayatyadhvare indraṃ samīke vanino havāmaha indraṃ dhanasya sātaye
indra1m i1d devatā2taya indraṃ pra1yaty adhvare2 | indraṃ sa1mīke vani1no havāmahe | indraṃ dhanasya2 sā1taye ||
Indra alone (we invoke) for the attainment of the deity; Indra in the advancing sacrifice; Indra in the encounter: we, seekers of gain, invoke Indra for the acquisition of wealth.
indram | it | devatātaye | indram | prayati | adhvare | indram | samīke | vaninaḥ | havāmahe | indram | dhanasya | sātaye
Aindra Sāman; specific tune-name not stated in input
{ "prastava": "Prelude often sets the ‘indram’ motif with stobhas to establish cycle.", "udgitha": "Carries first two invocations (devatātaye / prayaty adhvare).", "pratihara": "Responds with the third invocation (samīke … havāmahe).", "upadrava": "Resolves into the wealth-winning purpose (dhanasya sātaye).", "nidhana": "Collective closure reinforcing the final goal-word (sātaye).", "structure_notes": "Because of anaphora, the division can mirror the repeated ‘indram’; each section can take one ‘indram’ phrase as its anchor.", "singer_assignments": "Standard Kauthuma assignment; pratihartṛ response is especially audible due to repeated ‘indram’ cue." }
{ "gloss_summary": "The repeated ‘indram’ is deliberate ritual insistence (punarukti) to secure attendance at successive moments of the adhvara; ‘samīka’ may denote a battle-like contest for wealth.", "ritual_interpretation": "Calls Indra at multiple phases—approach, progress, encounter—so the yajña remains protected and fruitful.", "theological_insight": "Constancy of invocation sustains divine presence; repetition is a ritual technology, not redundancy.", "etymology_highlights": "samīka as ‘meeting/contest’; sāti from √san (to win/obtain) → ‘winning’ wealth." }