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Mantra 10

Agni invoked as protector of the sacrifice and remover of hostile powers

Rishi: Unspecified in input (Agni-sūkta tradition)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Unspecified in input (likely Triṣṭubh-type cadence)
Devanagari Script

श्रुष्ट्यग्ने नवस्य मे स्तोमस्य वीर विश्पते नि मायिनस्तपसा रक्षसो दह

Samhita Patha

śruṣṭyagne navasya me stomasya vīra viśpate ni māyinastapasā rakṣaso daha

Transliteration

śruṣṭi1 agne2 navasya1 me2 stomasya1 vīra2 viśpate1 | ni1 māyinaḥ2 tapasā3 rakṣaso2 daha3

Translation

Höre, Agni, diesen meinen neuen stoma; o Held, Herr der Wohnstatt, verbrenne mit deiner Glut die trügerischen Rākṣasas.

Pada Patha (Word Analysis)

śruṣṭi | agne | navasya | me | stomasya | vīra | viśpate | ni | māyinaḥ | tapasā | rakṣasaḥ | daha

Word by Word
श्रुष्टिO attentive hearing / O readiness to listen
श्रुष्टि:
सम्बोधन (कारकातीत; प्रार्थनात्मक संबोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुष्टि- (प्रातिपदिक; √श्रु ‘श्रवणे’ से निष्पन्न भाव/कृदन्त-आधारित संज्ञा)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन (कारकातीत)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
नवस्यof the new
नवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive; कारकातीत)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव- (प्रातिपदिक)
मेmy / of me
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive; कारकातीत)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
स्तोमस्यof the hymn / chant
स्तोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive; कारकातीत)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
वीरO hero
वीर:
सम्बोधन (कारकातीत)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर- (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्पतेO lord of the clan/settlement
विश्पते:
सम्बोधन (कारकातीत)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्पति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विश्’ + ‘पति’)
निdown; completely (prefix)
नि:
क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग (कारकातीत)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
मायिनःthe deceitful/possessors of māyā
मायिनः:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमायिन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
तपसाby heat/ardor (austerity, fiery power)
तपसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षसःthe demons / harmful beings
रक्षसः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
दहburn (them)!
दह:
क्रिया (आज्ञा); कर्ता—(त्वम्) अग्निः
TypeVerb
Root√दह् (दहने)
Sāman Melody Name

Agneya-sāman (generic; specific tune not stated in input)

Vocal Structure

{ "prastava": "(typical Agneya opening with stobha such as ‘o’/‘hā’ may be applied in gāna forms; not specified in input)", "udgitha": "śruṣṭyagne navasya me stomasya vīra viśpate", "pratihara": "(responsive reiteration/fragment per Kauthuma gāna practice; not specified)", "upadrava": "ni māyinastapasā rakṣaso", "nidhana": "daha (often lengthened in gāna with terminal nyāsa)", "structure_notes": "In Kauthuma singing, the semantic ‘turn’ often coincides with upadrava: from invitation (‘śruṣṭi’) to expulsion (‘ni…daha’).", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ initiates prastāva; Udgātṛ carries udgītha and upadrava; Pratihartṛ gives pratihāra; Nidhana commonly settled by all (or reinforced by the group) to seal the protective intent." }

Sāyaṇa Commentary

{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa: ‘stoma’ is the regulated laud of Sāman-chanters; Agni is asked to listen to the new praise. ‘māyinaḥ rakṣasaḥ’ are illusion-working obstructers of sacrifice; ‘tapasā’ is Agni’s sacrificial heat.", "ritual_interpretation": "The verse functions as a protective injunction within yajña: Agni’s heat preserves the correctness of recitation, offering, and sequence by removing impediments.", "theological_insight": "Agni is both the hearing witness of stoma and the active purifier; sacred order is maintained by a synergy of correct song (stoma) and divine heat (tapas).", "etymology_highlights": "ṛtāvan-type interpretive style implied: stoma as niyata-stuti; māyin as māyā-kṛt (deceiver); tapas as dāha-hetu tejas." }

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