Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 8
Aindra praise of Indra as the force that removes obstruction and secures victory, stability, and cosmic provisioning for the sacrifice
उदु ब्रह्माण्यैरत श्रवस्येन्द्रं समर्ये महया वसिष्ठ आ यो विश्वानि श्रवसा ततानोपश्रोता म ईवतो वचांसि
udu brahmāṇyairata śravasyendraṃ samarye mahayā vasiṣṭha ā yo viśvāni śravasā tatānopaśrotā ma īvato vacāṃsi
udu brahmāṇy airata śravasy indraṃ samarye mahayā vasiṣṭha ā yo viśvāni śravasā tatāna upaśrotā ma īvato vacāṃsi (1/2/3)
Vì danh tiếng, những thánh ca đã được nâng cao; hỡi Vasiṣṭha, hãy nâng Indra trong cuộc giáp chiến bằng lời tán tụng cao cả. Nguyện Đấng đã trải rộng mọi vinh danh ấy lắng nghe lời nói và khúc hát khẩn thiết của ta.
ut | u | brahmāṇi | airata | śravasi | indram | sam-arye | mahayā | vasiṣṭha | ā | yaḥ | viśvāni | śravasā | tatāna | upa-śrotā | me | īvataḥ | vacāṃsi
Aindra (generic Sāman setting; specific tune not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "hā / o (often shaped to ‘lift’ into udgītha)", "udgitha": "udu brahmāṇy airata śravasy ... (main elevation statement)", "pratihara": "ho-i (response; can feel like ‘echo’ of raised fame)", "upadrava": "ā yo viśvāni śravasā tatāna upaśrotā ... (request for hearing)", "nidhana": "hā-u-om (settling closure)", "structure_notes": "This verse is particularly suited for demonstrating how stobhas and elongations ‘raise’ the ṛc into a sāman while preserving semantic peaks at ‘udu’ and ‘upaśrotā’.", "singer_assignments": "Standard triad; ensure unified nidhana to ‘seal’ the request for hearing." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘brahmāṇi’ are properly fashioned stotras; ‘udu…airata’ indicates their elevation in chant. Indra is to be raised with lofty praise in the encounter; ‘upaśrotā’ is the ritual request that the deity attend closely to the sung words; ‘śravas’ is renown spread by Indra.", "ritual_interpretation": "The verse describes and performs the act of lifting the stotra; it seeks assurance of divine hearing, which validates the ritual’s effectiveness.", "theological_insight": "Renown (śravas) is both social and sacred: it is the resonance of right praise returning as divine recognition and success.", "etymology_highlights": "‘brahman’ as formulated sacred speech; ‘upaśrotā’ (upa-√śru) ‘listen closely’; ‘śravas’ as ‘that which is heard’, hence fame/renown." }