Sama Veda — Uttarārcika, Mantra 3

Aindra (Uttarārcika) — melody unspecified in input

{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude establishing urgency; may prepare repeated ‘mā’ with elongated onset.", "udgitha": "Main plea: ‘mā na indra…mā śardhate parā dāḥ’.", "pratihara": "Answering stabilizer, often echoing the plea contour to reinforce protection.", "upadrava": "Empowerment clause: ‘śikṣā śacīvaḥ śacībhiḥ’ with brighter tone.", "nidhana": "Settled cadence on ‘śacībhiḥ’ sealing the request into assurance.", "structure_notes": "Effective performance contrasts the first half (pleading) with the second (instruction/power) by subtle tempo/brightness shift.", "singer_assignments": "Standard: Prastotṛ, Udgātṛ, Pratihartṛ, then collective nidhana." }

{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa: ‘pīyatnave’ is affliction like hunger/poverty; ‘śardha’ is an enemy-band; ‘śikṣāḥ’ is ‘anugṛhāṇa’—grant assistance—by Indra’s ‘śacī’ (effective might).", "ritual_interpretation": "A protective request that the sacrificer not be handed over to distress or hostile forces; ensures uninterrupted rite and welfare.", "theological_insight": "Indra’s grace is practical: he not only averts harm but provides empowering capacities (śacī) and guidance (śikṣā) for success.", "etymology_highlights": "śikṣā (from √śikṣ ‘to teach/train’); śacī (efficacy/power); pīyatna (distress, by tradition glossed as kṣudhādi-duḥkha)." }