Mantra 5
Agni invoked as protector of the sacrifice and remover of hostile powers
जज्ञानः सप्त मातृभिर्मेधामाशासत श्रिये अयं ध्रुवो रयीणां चिकेतदा
jajñānaḥ sapta mātṛbhirmedhāmāśāsata śriye ayaṃ dhruvo rayīṇāṃ ciketadā
jajñānáḥ1 saptá2 mātṛ́bhir3 medhā́m1 āśāsata2 śríye3 ayám1 dhruvó2 rayīṇā́ṃ3 ciketadā́1
Né avec les sept Mères, ils implorent medhā, l’intelligence, pour śrī, la prospérité; cet Agni est le discernant inébranlable des richesses (rayīṇām), qui les connaît.
jajñānaḥ | sapta | mātṛbhiḥ | medhām | ā-śāsata | śriye | ayam | dhruvaḥ | rayīṇām | ciketadā
Agneya-sāman (generic; specific tune not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "(stobha-based prelude, commonly: hā/ho/i variants)", "udgitha": "jajñānaḥ sapta mātṛbhir medhām āśāsata śriye", "pratihara": "ayam dhruvo", "upadrava": "rayīṇāṃ", "nidhana": "ciketadā (often prolonged on final ā)", "structure_notes": "Kauthuma practice often distributes semantic units so that the ‘firmness’ phrase forms a response pivot; final word becomes nidhana-friendly with vowel lengthening.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana (with support drone-like steadiness)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘Sapta mātaraḥ’ are the sustaining/generating agencies of Agni in the rite; seekers request medhā for śrī. Agni is ‘dhruva’—firmly established sacred fire—and ‘ciketadā’—the discerning knower of riches/fruits.", "ritual_interpretation": "Agni as the established āhavanīya/garhapatya foundation ensures the rite proceeds without failure; medhā is the priestly competence for correct sequence and recitation.", "theological_insight": "Agni is not merely physical fire but the divine intelligence that recognizes and distributes the fruits (rayi) according to ṛta.", "etymology_highlights": "dhruva = ‘fixed/immovable’; ciketadā from √cit ‘to perceive/know’; mātṛ as ‘that which nourishes/sustains’ in ritual sense." }