Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 1
Aindra praise seeking Indra’s manifest bounty and protective heavenly aid in the sacrifice
प्रप्र वस्त्रिष्टुभमिषं वन्दद्वीरायेन्दवे धिया वो मेधसातये पुरन्ध्या विवासति
prapra vastriṣṭubhamiṣaṃ vandadvīrāyendave dhiyā vo medhasātaye purandhyā vivāsati
prapra1 vaḥ2 triṣṭubhamiṣaṃ3 vandadvīrāyendave1 dhiyā2 vo3 medhasātaye1 purandhyā2 vivāsati3
Tiến lên, tiến lên—bài tán tụng theo nhịp Triṣṭubh tiến đến vì ngươi; với lòng tôn thờ, mang theo sự tươi mát, dâng lên vị thần anh hùng và dâng lên Soma. Với tư niệm chí thành, nó hướng tới sự thành tựu trí tuệ thiêng; và cùng với Purandhī, làm cho ánh huy hoàng của phồn thịnh rực sáng.
pra-pra | vaḥ | triṣṭubham | iṣam | vandat | vīrāya | indave | dhiyā | vaḥ | medhasātaye | purandhyā | vivāsati
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{ "prastava": "Typically expands the launching call ‘pra-pra’ with stobhas (e.g., hā/u/ho) to set the melodic frame.", "udgitha": "Carries the main praise: ‘vaḥ triṣṭubham iṣaṃ vandat vīrāya indave’.", "pratihara": "Responsive phrase often mirrors the cadence and reaffirms the offering-direction.", "upadrava": "Leads into the fruit: ‘dhiyā vo medhasātaye purandhyā…’.", "nidhana": "Closes on ‘vivāsati’ (or its gāna-expanded equivalent) with collective joining to ‘seal’ prosperity/illumination.", "structure_notes": "Because ‘pra-pra’ is inherently prastāva-like, this verse naturally fits the fivefold sāman architecture; the fruit-phrases suit nidhana prolongation.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘medhasātaye’ is winning medhā—ritual competence and right recitation; ‘Purandhī’ is abundance/prosperity assisting the yajña; ‘Indave’ is Soma as central oblation; Triṣṭubh praise is the vehicle of adoration and nourishment.", "ritual_interpretation": "The stuti proceeds to Soma (and the heroic recipient) to secure medhā for correct performance and prosperity for the yajamāna; ‘pra-pra’ marks the forward movement of the chant within the rite.", "theological_insight": "Chandas (meter) is efficacious: structured sound is itself a sacramental force producing intelligence and abundance; Soma is the luminous center through which these fruits manifest.", "etymology_highlights": "medhā from √medh (intelligence/fitness); purandhī as ‘filling/bringing fullness’; vivāsati from √vās (to shine/illuminate)." }