Mantra 1
Agni as the bountiful, ṛta-sustaining fire who makes the sacrifice auspicious and protects the rite
प्र मंहिष्ठाय गायत ऋताव्ने बृहते शुक्रशोचिषे उपस्तुतासो अग्नये
pra maṃhiṣṭhāya gāyata ṛtāvne bṛhate śukraśociṣe upastutāso agnaye
pra1 maṃhiṣṭhāya2 gāyata3 ṛtāvne2 bṛhate2 śukraśociṣe3 | upastutāsaḥ2 agnaye3
歌え、最も恵み深きアグニ（Agni）に。ṛta（聖なる秩序）を保つ者（ṛtāvan）、偉大にして、白く輝く炎光（śukraśociṣ）をもつ者に。われら近侍して讃え奉る者として、賛歌を捧げよ。
pra | maṃhiṣṭhāya | gāyata | ṛtāvne | bṛhate | śukra-śociṣe | upastutāsaḥ | agnaye
Agneya-sāman (generic; specific tune not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "(not specified; often a short stobha-led cue preceding ‘pra’)", "udgitha": "pra maṃhiṣṭhāya gāyata ṛtāvne bṛhate śukraśociṣe", "pratihara": "(response per gāna; not specified)", "upadrava": "upastutāso", "nidhana": "agnaye", "structure_notes": "Semantic focus is epithetic stacking in udgītha, then the community stance ‘upastutāsaḥ’ before the final dedication ‘agnaye’.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ cues entry; Udgātṛ carries epithet-chain; Pratihartṛ answers; group settles ‘agnaye’ as nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa: ‘ṛtāvan’ = ‘ṛtasya vān’, possessed of right sacrificial order; ‘upastutāsaḥ’ are officiants attending the fire with regulated laud.", "ritual_interpretation": "Frames the stotra as an ordered act: singing is not ornament but the correct operational mode of praise in Soma ritual.", "theological_insight": "Agni’s brilliance is the visible sign of ṛta; those who stand near (upāsana/upa-stuti) participate in that order through disciplined sound.", "etymology_highlights": "ṛtāvan explained via vān (possessor); upa-stuta as near-attending praise; śukra as bright/pure, śociṣ as flame/lustre." }