Mantra 10
Aindra stotra: inviting and glorifying Indra to drink the pressed Soma
न कि इन्द्र त्वदुत्तरं न ज्यायो अस्ति वृत्रहन् न क्येवं यथा त्वम्
na ki indra tvaduttaraṃ na jyāyo asti vṛtrahan na kyevaṃ yathā tvam
na1 ki2 indra3 tvad1-uttaraṃ2 na3 jyāyo1 asti2 vṛtrahan3 na1 ki2 evaṃ3 yathā1 tvam2
Hỡi Indra, không ai vượt hơn Ngài; hỡi Đấng diệt Vṛtra (Vṛtrahan), không ai lớn hơn Ngài; và chẳng ai giống như Ngài.
na | ki | indra | tvat-uttaram | na | jyāyaḥ | asti | vṛtrahan | na | ki | evam | yathā | tvam
Aindra (generic); specific Sāman-name not supplied in input
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude setting a firm tonal center before the negation refrain", "udgitha": "Main declaration through ‘…asti vṛtrahan’ with strongest melodic emphasis", "pratihara": "Responsive reinforcement on the second ‘na ki…’ segment", "upadrava": "After-song reasserting ‘yathā tvam’ as the sealing identity clause", "nidhana": "Collective decisive cadence, often weightier than in gentler hymns", "structure_notes": "The refrain-like syntax naturally supports clear section boundaries in sāman segmentation.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ / Udgātṛ / Pratihartṛ / Udgātṛ / all" }
{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa foregrounds ‘vṛtrahan’ as destroyer of obstacles (vṛtra = āvaraṇa), making Indra’s supremacy directly relevant to ritual efficacy.", "ritual_interpretation": "Declaring Indra unsurpassed supports confidence that he will remove impediments to Soma-offering and grant the intended fruits.", "theological_insight": "Supremacy is functional: the highest is the one who can decisively clear obstruction and accept the offering.", "etymology_highlights": "vṛtra explained as āvaraṇa (covering/obstruction); vṛtrahan as the remover of such coverings." }