Mantra 4
Aindra stotra: praise of Indra’s unrivaled might and Soma-exhilaration in support of victory and prosperity
य इन्द्र सोमपातमो मदः शविष्ठ चेतति येना हंसि न्या3त्रिणं तमीमहे
ya indra somapātamo madaḥ śaviṣṭha cetati yenā haṃsi nyā3triṇaṃ tamīmahe
ya1 i1ndra so1mapātamo ma1daḥ | śa1viṣṭha ce1tati | ye1nā haṃsi nyā3triṇaṃ | ta1m ī1mahe
That exhilaration, O Indra, wherewith thou, the chief drinker of Soma, most powerful, art made manifest, and whereby thou slayest Nyātriṇa—that (exhilaration) do we desire.
yaḥ | indra | soma-pātamaḥ | madaḥ | śaviṣṭha | cetati | yena | haṃsi | nyātriṇam | tam | īmahe
Aindra (standard Indra-stotra tune; specific Sāman-name not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude; entry on ‘ya indra…’", "udgitha": "Main depiction of mada and Indra’s manifestation", "pratihara": "Response around the central cadence after ‘cetati’", "upadrava": "Extension emphasizing ‘yena haṃsi nyātriṇam’", "nidhana": "Unified closure on ‘tam īmahe’ (often softened after intensity)", "structure_notes": "Balance intensity: let the melodic peak occur on ‘cetati’ and the ‘strike’ on ‘haṃsi’, then relax into a prayerful nidhana.", "singer_assignments": "Standard three-priest division; all join in nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "somapātama: exceedingly devoted to Soma-drinking; mada: Soma-exhilaration; cetati: becomes manifest/active; nyātriṇa: a specific asura/foe; ‘tam īmahe’—we desire that very exhilaration.", "ritual_interpretation": "Requests the operative ‘mada’ that enables Indra’s presence and the rite’s victorious efficacy.", "theological_insight": "The sacrament is a state-maker: Soma produces luminous activation (cetati) that defeats named adversities.", "etymology_highlights": "cetati from √cit ‘to perceive/shine forth’; mada as uplift/intoxication; somapātama as superlative of Soma-drinker." }