Mantra 9
Agni invoked as protector of the sacrifice and remover of hostile powers
अप त्यं वृजिनं रिपुं स्तेनमग्ने दुराध्यम् दविष्ठमस्य सत्पते कृधी सुगम्
apa tyaṃ vṛjinaṃ ripuṃ stenamagne durādhyam daviṣṭhamasya satpate kṛdhī sugam
ápa1 tyáṃ2 vṛ́jinaṃ3 ripúṃ1 sténam2 agne3 durādhyáṃ1 davíṣṭham2 asyá3 sátpate1 kṛdhí2 sugám3
Vertreibe, Agni, jenen sündigen Feind, den Dieb, schwer zu bezwingen, höchst verderblich; o Herr der Guten, bereite diesem Verehrer einen leichten Weg.
apa | tyam | vṛjinam | ripum | stenam | agne | durādhyam | daviṣṭham | asya | sat-pate | kṛdhi | su-gam
Agneya-sāman (generic; specific tune not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "(brisk stobha prelude; hā/ho with sharper onset)", "udgitha": "apa tyaṃ vṛjinaṃ ripuṃ stenaṃ agne durādhyam daviṣṭham", "pratihara": "asya satpate", "upadrava": "kṛdhi", "nidhana": "sugam", "structure_notes": "Keep the list of obstructions as a single driving udgītha; make satpate the turning response; end with a clear, short nidhana ‘sugam’ (often prolonged by melody rather than syllables).", "singer_assignments": "Udgātṛ drives expulsion phrase; Pratihartṛ answers with satpate; Udgātṛ commands kṛdhi; all seal with sugam." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Prayer to Agni to drive away vṛjina (sinful/crooked) enemies—ripu, stena—hard to subdue and highly destructive; Agni as satpati protects the ‘sat’ and makes the course ‘sugam’ (easy/successful).", "ritual_interpretation": "Removes obstacles that steal wealth and sacrificial merit; secures smooth progress and successful completion of the rite.", "theological_insight": "Agni’s protection is both negative (expulsion) and positive (path-making); he preserves truth (sat) as the condition for success.", "etymology_highlights": "vṛjina ‘crooked’ (moral/ritual distortion); stena ‘thief’; sugam = su ‘good’ + gam ‘going/path’; satpati ‘lord of sat (truth/rightness)’." }