Mantra 7
Agni invoked as protector of the sacrifice and remover of hostile powers
ईडिष्वा हि प्रतीव्या3ं यजस्व जातवेदसम् चरिष्णुधूममगृभीतशोचिषम्
īḍiṣvā hi pratīvyā3ṃ yajasva jātavedasam cariṣṇudhūmamagṛbhītaśociṣam
īḍiṣvá1 hí2 pratīvyā́3ṃ yájasva1 jātávedasaṃ2 caríṣṇudhū́mam3 agṛbhītaśóciṣam1
Lobe wahrlich und opfere hier in rechter Gegenwart Jātavedas: dessen Rauch weithin zieht, dessen Flamme ungebunden, unergegriffen ist.
īḍiṣva | hi | prati-ivyām | yajasva | jāta-vedasam | cariṣṇu-dhūmam | agṛbhīta-śociṣam
Agneya-sāman (generic; specific tune not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "(energetic stobha prelude: hā/ho with clear attack)", "udgitha": "īḍiṣvā hi pratīvyāṃ yajasva jātavedasam", "pratihara": "cariṣṇudhūmam", "upadrava": "agṛbhītaśociṣam", "nidhana": "(final -am cadence prolonged; often on śociṣam)", "structure_notes": "Best to place long compounds in response/cadence segments for melodic expansion; keep imperatives compact and clear.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ sets energetic entry; Udgātṛ drives imperatives and main epithet; Pratihartṛ answers with smoke-epithet; Udgātṛ completes; all close with sustained cadence." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Command to praise and worship Jātavedas ‘in front/at hand’ (properly placed fire). ‘Cariṣṇudhūma’ is the visible sign of well-kindled fire; ‘agṛbhītaśociṣ’ means the flame is not held back by dampness or defect—fit to bear offerings.", "ritual_interpretation": "Confirms the fire’s readiness and correct establishment at the proper altar; assures the yajña’s external signs are auspicious.", "theological_insight": "Agni’s omniscience (Jātavedas) is expressed through tangible ritual signs (smoke/flame) linking seen and unseen efficacy.", "etymology_highlights": "Jātavedas = jāta ‘born’ + vedas ‘knower’; agṛbhīta ‘not seized’ from √grah; śociṣ ‘flame’." }