Mantra 9
Aindra victory and welfare: invoking Indra (and allied swift power) to overcome obstacles and secure auspicious success
आ त्वा सखायः सख्या ववृत्युस्तिरः पुरू चिदर्णवां जगम्याः पितुर्नपातमा दधित वेधा अस्मिन्क्षये प्रतरां दीद्यानः
ā tvā sakhāyaḥ sakhyā vavṛtyustiraḥ purū cidarṇavāṃ jagamyāḥ piturnapātamā dadhita vedhā asminkṣaye pratarāṃ dīdyānaḥ
ā́ tvā1 sakhā́yaḥ2 sakhyā́2 vavṛ́tyus2 tíraḥ2 purū́2 cid arṇavā́ṃ2 jagamyā́ḥ2 pitúr napā́tam2 ā́ dadhita2 vedhā́ḥ2 asmín2 kṣayé2 pratarā́ṃ2 dī́dyānaḥ2
To thee have friends, through friendship, turned (and brought) thee hither, having crossed many floods that are to be traversed; the wise ordainer hath established the descendant of the Father, radiant, in this dwelling, more abundantly.
ā | tvā | sakhāyaḥ | sakhyā | vavṛtyuḥ | tiraḥ | purū | cit | arṇavān | jagamyāḥ | pituḥ | napātam | ā | dadhita | vedhāḥ | asmin | kṣaye | pratarām | dīdyānaḥ
Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna-prayoga mapping for this arcika location)
{ "prastava": "Soft stobha prelude suggesting ‘approach/arrival’.", "udgitha": "Journey-and-bringing narrative: ‘ā tvā sakhāyaḥ … arṇavān jagamyāḥ’.", "pratihara": "Establishment clause begins: ‘pituḥ napātam ā dadhita’.", "upadrava": "Wisdom and dwelling: ‘vedhā asminkṣaye’.", "nidhana": "Radiant closure: ‘pratarāṃ dīdyānaḥ’ with collective settling.", "structure_notes": "The ‘established in this dwelling’ phrase is a natural pivot from movement to rest; nidhana emphasizes radiance.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part sāman roles; nidhana by all." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘Friends’ are commonly construed as officiants/worshippers who, by praise, bring the deity to the rite; ‘kṣaya’ is the yajamāna’s dwelling/ritual seat. The radiant ‘pituḥ napāt’ is established by the wise ordainer (vedhāḥ).", "ritual_interpretation": "Emphasizes āhvāna and pratisthā (bringing and seating) of the deity within the sacrificial enclosure; crossing ‘floods’ reflects overcoming obstacles to attendance and success.", "theological_insight": "Divine presence is mediated by concord (sakhya) and wise ritual ordering; radiance increases when properly established in its seat.", "etymology_highlights": "napāt: ‘offspring/descendant’; vedhā: from √vidh ‘to arrange/ordain’ → the one who establishes and orders." }