Mantra 4
Aindra soma-invocation: energizing the rite through Indra’s wealth-giving power, with Agni/Apāṃ Napāt as the kindled mediator
प्र यो राये निनीषति मर्तो यस्ते वसो दाशत् स वीरं धत्ते अग्न उक्थशंसिनं त्मना सहस्रपोषिणम्
pra yo rāye ninīṣati marto yaste vaso dāśat sa vīraṃ dhatte agna ukthaśaṃsinaṃ tmanā sahasrapoṣiṇam
pra yo rāye ninīṣati1 marto yas te vaso dāśat2 sa vīraṃ dhatte agna ukthaśaṃsinaṃ3 tmanā sahasrapoṣiṇam
The mortal who seeks to lead (his rite) unto wealth, who, O opulent Agni, worships thee, he obtains a hero, a chaunter of hymns, of himself a thousandfold nourisher.
pra | yaḥ | rāye | ninīṣati | martaḥ | yaḥ | te | vaso | dāśat | saḥ | vīram | dhatte | agne | uktha-śaṃsinam | tmanā | sahasra-poṣiṇam
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping)
{ "prastava": "(stobha prelude)", "udgitha": "pra yo rāye ninīṣati marto yaste vaso dāśat", "pratihara": "(response around the pivot ‘sa vīraṃ dhatte’)", "upadrava": "sa vīraṃ dhatte agna ukthaśaṃsinaṃ tmanā sahasrapoṣiṇam", "nidhana": "(closing stobha + cadence)", "structure_notes": "Natural hinge at ‘sa’ (then/that one) for pratihāra entry; the fruit (phala) portion is musically suited for elongation.", "singer_assignments": "Standard Sāman roles: Prastotṛ / Udgātṛ / Pratihartṛ; nidhana together." }
{ "gloss_summary": "The one who aims at wealth and worships Agni obtains a ‘vīra’—often interpreted as a son/heroic person—who is also ‘ukthaśaṃsin’, fit to recite praises; ‘tmanā’ indicates self-sustaining; ‘sahasrapoṣi’ indicates abundant nourishment.", "ritual_interpretation": "Encourages the sacrificer: correct service to Agni yields yajña-phala—prosperity, capable offspring, and priestly excellence in the lineage.", "theological_insight": "Agni is not only carrier but bestower; devotion to the mediator generates the very capacity for future praise (uktha) that sustains tradition.", "etymology_highlights": "vīra = ‘hero/son’; uktha-śaṃsin = ‘one who utters uktha’; poṣin = ‘nourisher’; sahasra = ‘thousand’ as abundance." }