Dashati 5
UttarārcikaPrapathaka 9Dashati 53 Mantras

Dashati 5

Agni as the heart-delighting, ever-wakeful power who impels and protects the sacrifice

Deity

Agni

Melodic Character

Invocatory and energizing with a protective/apotropaic turn in the closing strain

Rishi Family

R̥ṣi attributions are not provided in the input; several verses require Rigvedic mapping to identify seer families. The collection reflects mixed provenance typical of Sāman selection by ritual function rather than single-family authorship.

主題:アグニ(Agni)は心を喜ばせ、常に目覚めている力として、祭祀を駆動し守護する。讃歌(stoma)は馬を駆るようにアグニを促し、供犠の有効な「祭智/企図」(kratu)を奮い立たせて繁栄をもたらす。「覚醒・警戒」(jāgara)は神的属性として扱われ、Ṛk(詩句)とSāman(詠唱)を神の臨在へ引き寄せ、ソーマ(Soma)が自ら進んで供えられ、その覚醒する神と友誼を結ぶことを確言する。終盤は厄除けへ転じ、アプヴァ(Apvā)を用いて敵意を闇へ退け、灼く苦悩を焼き払って害を鎮める。

Mantras

Mantra 1

अमीषां चित्तं प्रतिलोभयन्ती गृहाणाङ्गान्यप्वे परेहि अभि प्रेहि निर्दह हृत्सु शोकैरन्धेनामित्रास्तमसा सचन्ताम्

彼らの心を惑わせつつ、その肢体を奪い取れ——アプヴァ(Apvā)よ、彼らから退け(去れ)。また彼らに向かって進み出で、迫りゆけ。胸の灼きの憂いにて焼き尽くせ。敵どもは盲の闇に包まれ、暗黒とともに付き従わんことを。

Saman: Apvā (Abhicāra/apotropaic) — melody name not specified in input; requires gāna concordance

Mantra 2

प्रेता जयता नर इन्द्रो वः शर्म यच्छतु उग्रा वः सन्तु बाहवो ऽनाधृष्या यथासथ

進め、勇士たちよ、勝ち取れ。インドラ(Indra)が汝らに護り(śarman)を授け給え。汝らの腕は猛く強く、誰にも侵されず、かくのごとく常に在れ。

Saman: Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna tradition mapping for this Uttarārcika locus)

Mantra 3

अवसृष्टा परा पत शरव्ये ब्रह्मसंशिते गच्छामित्रान्प्र पद्यस्व मामीषां कं च नोच्छिषः

放たれし矢(śaravya)よ、聖なる祈りにより研がれ、飛びゆけ。行け、敵どもに落ちかかれ。ここにいる我らの誰をも傷つけるな、また留まりて害をなすな。

Saman: Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna concordance)

Frequently Asked Questions

It centers on energizing Agni through praise and presenting divine wakefulness as the quality that draws hymns and chants to their proper deity, ensuring the sacrifice succeeds.

Soma is ritualized as a willing ally: the verse portrays Soma declaring ‘I am yours’ to the wakeful divine presence, expressing alignment and cooperation within the sacrifice.

Apvā appears as a repellent/destructive agency used for protection. The commands to delude, seize, and burn are apotropaic—meant to paralyze hostile forces and shield the rite from enemies or obstructers.