Mantra 1
Indra empowered by Soma-exhilaration (mada/matsara) to grant victory and wealth
मत्स्यपायि ते महः पात्रस्येव हरिवो मत्सरो मदः वृषा ते वृष्ण इन्दुर्वाजी सहस्रसातमः
matsyapāyi te mahaḥ pātrasyeva harivo matsaro madaḥ vṛṣā te vṛṣṇa indurvājī sahasrasātamaḥ
Harivat, the mighty exhilaration, as it were from the vessel, is an impetuous rapture; the Soma-drop, bull-like for the Bull (Indra), is the giver of strength, the most victorious in the winning of thousands.
matsya-pāyi te mahaḥ | pātrasya iva harivaḥ | matsaraḥ madaḥ | vṛṣā te vṛṣṇaḥ | induḥ vājī | sahasra-sātamaḥ
Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna-paddhati mapping for this Uttarārcika locus)
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{ "gloss_summary": "‘pātra’ is the Soma-cup (camasa); ‘mada/matsara’ signify Soma’s efficacious exhilaration that empowers Indra; ‘sahasrasāti’ is the bestowal/winning of abundant wealth.", "ritual_interpretation": "The verse is read concretely within the Soma service: the cup and the exhilaration are ritual realities that summon Indra and secure victory and largess for the sacrificer.", "theological_insight": "Divine power is mediated through properly offered Soma; ecstasy is sanctified as a means of upholding ṛta and granting prosperity.", "etymology_highlights": "matsara/mada as ‘madana’ (making glad/strong); pātra as the ‘holder’ enabling Soma’s effect; vṛṣan as the ‘showerer/strong bull’ epithet of Indra." }