Mantra 1
Indra’s primordial birth as Vṛtra-slayer and world-establisher
यज्जायथा अपूर्व्य मघवन्वृत्रहत्याय तत्पृथिवीमप्रथयस्तदस्तभ्ना उतो दिवम्
yajjāyathā apūrvya maghavanvṛtrahatyāya tatpṛthivīmaprathayastadastabhnā uto divam
yaj1 jāyathā2 apūrvya2 maghavan2 vṛtrahatyāya2 | tat2 pṛthivīm2 aprathayas2 tad2 astabhnā2 uto2 divam2
Khi Ngài được sinh ra, hỡi vị anh hùng chưa từng có, hỡi Indra (Indra) hào phóng, Maghavan (Maghavan), để diệt Vṛtra (Vṛtra)—bấy giờ Ngài đã mở rộng đất, và cũng đã chống đỡ trời cao.
yat | jāyathāḥ | apūrvya | maghavan | vṛtra-hatyāya | tat | pṛthivīm | aprathayaḥ | tat | astabhnāḥ | uta | divam
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{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude setting a heroic register before ‘yaj jāyathā…’", "udgitha": "Main narrative line through vṛtrahatyāya", "pratihara": "Response emphasizing cosmic results (earth/heaven)", "upadrava": "After-song reinforcing ‘tat…tat…’ demonstratives as rhythmic pillars", "nidhana": "Collective close on ‘uto divam’ with a firm settling cadence", "structure_notes": "Demonstratives (tat) function as musical ‘drum-beats’—ideal points for repetition or elongation in gāna.", "singer_assignments": "Standard udgātṛ group roles; nidhana commonly unified to ‘seal’ the cosmic stabilization." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Vṛtra is the obstructer; Indra is born for his slaying. Indra’s victory is read as establishing ordered cosmos—earth expanded, heaven upheld.", "ritual_interpretation": "Vṛtra can generalize to any impediment to waters and to sacrifice; Indra’s act ensures the rite’s unobstructed efficacy.", "theological_insight": "Divine heroism is cosmogonic: removing obstruction is simultaneously creating space for order and life.", "etymology_highlights": "vṛtra from √vṛ ‘to cover/obstruct’; maghavan as ‘possessing gifts’; astabhnāḥ from √stambh ‘to prop/support’." }