Mantra 1
Agni’s empowering protection within the Soma-yajña, expanding to allied divine aid (Soma and the Aśvins)
प्रति प्रियतमं रथं वृशणं वसुवाहनम् स्तोता वामश्विनावृषि स्तोमेभिर्भूषति प्रति माध्वी मम श्रुतं हवम् .
prati priyatamaṃ rathaṃ vṛśaṇaṃ vasuvāhanam stotā vāmaśvināvṛṣi stomebhirbhūṣati prati mādhvī mama śrutaṃ havam .
práti priyátamaṃ ráthaṃ vṛ́śaṇaṃ vasuvā́hanam | stotā́ vām aśvināvṛ́ṣi stómebhir bhū́ṣati práti mā́dhvī máma śrutáṃ hávam ||
In honour of your most प्रिय chariot, vigorous and wealth-bearing, the worshipper, O Aśvins, adorneth you with praises; hear, in return, my honey-sweet invocation.
prati | priya-tamam | ratham | vṛśaṇam | vasu-vāhanam | stotā | vām | aśvinau | vṛṣi | stomebhiḥ | bhūṣati | prati | mādhvī | mama | śrutam | havam
Aśvina-sāman (generic/unspecified in input)
{ "prastava": "(Stobha prelude likely; not supplied)", "udgitha": "práti priyátamaṃ ráthaṃ vṛ́śaṇaṃ vasuvā́hanam", "pratihara": "stotā́ vām aśvināvṛ́ṣi stómebhir bhū́ṣati", "upadrava": "práti mā́dhvī máma śrutáṃ hávam", "nidhana": "(Elongated close on hávam / final cadence)", "structure_notes": "The refrain-like final segment suits upadrava+nidhana treatment with prolongation for ‘hearing’ (śrutam).", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part distribution across prastotṛ/udgātṛ/pratihartṛ with collective nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "The stotā adorns (bhūṣati) the Aśvins with stomas, honoring their dear, vigorous, wealth-bearing chariot; requests them to hear the sweet (mādhvī/madhura) invocation (havam).", "ritual_interpretation": "‘Mādhvī’ is sweetness appropriate to Soma-praise; ‘havam’ is the priestly āhvāna calling them to the offering.", "theological_insight": "Divine approach is mediated by sonic hospitality—praise becomes ornament and pathway for the gods’ presence.", "etymology_highlights": "mādhvī ← madhu (honey/sweet); havam from √hū/√hvā (to call/invoke)." }