Mantra 5
Daily adoration of Agni as sacrificial power (ojas) and foe-crusher, approached with reverence at the two sandhyās
जराबोध तद्विविड्ढि विशेविशे यज्ञियाय स्तोमं रुद्राय दृशीकम्
jarābodha tadviviḍḍhi viśeviśe yajñiyāya stomaṃ rudrāya dṛśīkam
jarābodha1 tat2 viviḍḍhi3 viśeviśe1 yajñiyāya2 stomaṃ3 rudrāya2 dṛśīkam1
Ô Éveilleur de la vieillesse, sache-le en vérité ; pour chaque tribu, offre le stoma sacrificiel, l’hymne de louange, à Rudra — le Manifeste, digne d’adoration.
jarā-bodha | tat | viviḍḍhi | viśe-viśe | yajñiyāya | stomam | rudrāya | dṛśīkam
Unknown/Unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna tradition mapping for this arcika index)
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude establishing restraint before Rudra-name entry", "udgitha": "Main body through ‘jarābodha… viśeviśe’ with measured elongations", "pratihara": "Responsive emphasis around ‘yajñiyāya stomam’", "upadrava": "After-song highlighting ‘rudrāya’ as pivot word", "nidhana": "Final settling on ‘dṛśīkam’ with collective closure", "structure_notes": "Rudra-naming often placed near a strong cadence; singers keep tempo controlled to avoid ‘overheating’ the rite.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part sāman distribution among prastotṛ/udgātṛ/pratihartṛ; nidhana joined." }
{ "gloss_summary": "stoma is the liturgical chant employed at Soma-offering; viśeviśe indicates applicability in each community of sacrificers; Rudra is praised as yajñiya and dṛśīka (manifest/seen).", "ritual_interpretation": "A stoma-offering to Rudra within Soma liturgy, repeated across sacrificer-communities for protection and successful performance.", "theological_insight": "Rudra’s manifestness (dṛśīka) indicates experiential immediacy: the deity is encountered through correctly offered stoma.", "etymology_highlights": "viśe-viśe as distributive ‘in each viś’; jarā-bodha as ‘awakener of the aged’ (renewal motif); dṛśīka from √dṛś ‘to see’." }