Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 8

Aindra-stotra (tune unspecified in input)

{ "prastava": "‘kas tam indra…’ (opening interrogative frame)", "udgitha": "‘…martyo dadharṣati’ (main challenge; udgātṛ holds ‘tvā’/‘indra’ for emphasis)", "pratihara": "‘śraddhā hi te maghavan…’ (responsive affirmation of faith)", "upadrava": "‘pārye divi vājī…’ (after-song: ascent toward the highest)", "nidhana": "‘vājam siṣāsati’ (final collective resolution on the ‘prize-seeking’ cadence)", "structure_notes": "The semantic hinge is ‘śraddhā’: musically treat it as a luminous pivot (slightly clearer tone, stable pitch).", "singer_assignments": "Standard trio with collective nidhana; pratihartṛ can make the ‘śraddhā’ line feel like communal assent." }

{ "gloss_summary": "No mortal, even wealthy, can rival Indra. ‘Śraddhā’ is yajña-śraddhā—confidence that offerings bear fruit. ‘Vāja’ is the sacrificial reward: strength, food, victory, prosperity, attained through reliance on Indra.", "ritual_interpretation": "The stotra installs śraddhā in the sacrificer and assembly, ensuring correct performance and expectation of fruit; frames the rite as a vāja-seeking endeavor.", "theological_insight": "Faith is a causal power in the ritual economy: trusting Indra and the yajña-order is itself efficacious and leads to attainment.", "etymology_highlights": "maghavan—from magha ‘gift/bounty’; vāja—‘strength/prize’; śraddhā—‘placing the heart’ (śrat + dhā) in the rite/deity (traditional etymological sense)." }