Mantra 3
Aindra prosperity-prayer supported by Agni’s protective, Rakṣas-burning guardianship of the rite
क्षपो राजन्नुत त्मनाग्ने वस्तोरुतोषसः स तिग्मजम्भ रक्षसो दह प्रति
kṣapo rājannuta tmanāgne vastorutoṣasaḥ sa tigmajambha rakṣaso daha prati
kṣa1po2 rā3jan u1ta2 tma3nā1gne2 va1sto2ru1to2ṣa3saḥ1 sa1 ti2gma3ja1mbha2 ra1kṣa3so1 da2ha3 pra1ti2
ഹേ രാജൻ അഗ്നേ, രാത്രികളിലും, സ്വയം ഉഷസ്സുകളുടെ വാസസ്ഥാനത്തിലും, ഹേ തീക്ഷ്ണ-ജംഭ, രാക്ഷസന്മാരെ പ്രതിദഹ—പിന്നോട്ടടിപ്പിച്ച് ദഹിപ്പിക്കു.
kṣapaḥ | rājan | uta | tmanā | agne | vastoḥ | uta | uṣasaḥ | saḥ | tigma-jambhaḥ | rakṣasaḥ | daha | prati
Agneya-sāman (generic; specific gāna-name not supplied in input)
{ "prastava": "(stobha prelude setting the ‘night-watch’ ambience)", "udgitha": "kṣapo rājann uta tmanā…", "pratihara": "(response emphasizing ‘agne’ / ‘uṣasaḥ’)", "upadrava": "sa tigmajambha rakṣaso daha prati", "nidhana": "(final collective cadence on ‘prati’)", "structure_notes": "Semantic hinge at dawn-station: prastāva/udgītha establish time-field; upadrava delivers the protective act; nidhana seals the boundary.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ opens; Udgātṛ carries main/protective imperative; Pratihartṛ answers; all close together to ‘seal’." }
{ "gloss_summary": "kṣapaḥ = rātrau rakṣaṇīyāsu; vastoḥ uṣasaḥ = prātaḥkāle yajñārambhe; rakṣasaḥ = yajñavighnakārīṇi; daha prati = dahanena nivāraya/apasāraya.", "ritual_interpretation": "At night and at dawn-beginning of rite, Agni is requested to burn away ritual-obstructors so the yajña proceeds unobstructed.", "theological_insight": "Agni’s kingship is governance of order—he rules by consuming disorder and establishing a protected sacrificial field.", "etymology_highlights": "tigma = sharp; jambha = jaw/teeth (decisive consuming power); vastoḥ linked with ‘vas’ (dwelling/abode), the ritual ‘station’." }