Mantra 3
Agni as the heart-delighting, ever-wakeful power who impels and protects the sacrifice
अवसृष्टा परा पत शरव्ये ब्रह्मसंशिते गच्छामित्रान्प्र पद्यस्व मामीषां कं च नोच्छिषः
avasṛṣṭā parā pata śaravye brahmasaṃśite gacchāmitrānpra padyasva māmīṣāṃ kaṃ ca nocchiṣaḥ
avasṛṣṭā1 parā2 pata3 śaravye1 brahma-saṃśite2 gaccha3 amitrān1 pra2 padyasva3 mā1 amīṣāṃ2 kaṃ3 ca1 na2 ucchiṣaḥ3
منطلِقةً، اطيري بعيدًا، أيتها السهمُ، مصقولةً بالدعاء المقدّس (برهمن)؛ امضي واهبطي على الأعداء؛ ولا تُصِبي أحدًا من هؤلاء (قومِنا) بأذى، ولا تلبثي (فتعودي علينا بضرر).
avasṛṣṭā | parā | pata | śaravye | brahma-saṃśite | gaccha | amitrān | pra | padyasva | mā | amīṣām | kam | ca | na | ucchiṣaḥ
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna concordance)
{ "prastava": "(To be supplied by gāna concordance; commonly a short stobha-led prelude such as ‘hā u’ to set pitch.)", "udgitha": "avasṛṣṭā parā pata śaravye brahmasaṃśite", "pratihara": "gacchāmitrān pra padyasva", "upadrava": "mā amīṣāṃ kaṃ ca", "nidhana": "na ucchiṣaḥ", "structure_notes": "Text naturally segments into command–impact–safeguard. The prohibitive ending functions well as nidhana to ‘seal’ the rite’s boundary.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ sets prastāva; Udgātṛ carries the imperative udgītha; Pratihartṛ answers with the ‘strike’ clause; Udgātṛ completes safeguard; all close together on nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "brahma-saṃśite: ‘brahma’ = mantra; the missile is consecrated/aimed by formula. The closing mā…na ucchiṣaḥ is a safeguard so the weapon does not harm one’s own or linger as a danger.", "ritual_interpretation": "A protective constraint (niyama) placed upon destructive agency during rites—harm is ritually licensed only toward the hostile sphere.", "theological_insight": "Mantra is not mere praise but governance: it both empowers and limits, ensuring dharmic deployment of force.", "etymology_highlights": "saṃśita = ‘sharpened/pointed/aimed’; ucchiṣaḥ from √śiṣ ‘remain/linger’—here ‘do not remain as residue (ucchiṣṭa) of danger’ in the sacrificer’s domain." }