Mantra 3
Daily adoration of Agni as sacrificial power (ojas) and foe-crusher, approached with reverence at the two sandhyās
उप त्वा जामयो गिरो देदिशतीर्हविष्कृतः वायोरनीके अस्थिरन्
upa tvā jāmayo giro dediśatīr haviṣkṛtaḥ vāyor anīke asthiran
u1pa tvā jā1mayo gi1ro de1diśatīr haviṣkṛ1taḥ vā1yor a1nīke a1sthiran
Dekat kepadamu para jāmaya—para perempuan sekerabat—dengan nyanyian yang berkilau; para penyedia haviṣ (persembahan) telah mengambil tempat di hadapan Vāyu, pada anīka-nya.
upa | tvā | jāmayaḥ | giraḥ | dediśatīḥ | haviṣ-kṛtaḥ | vāyoḥ | anīke | asthiran
{ "prastava": "Light stobha prelude (ho-i) to evoke wind-movement", "udgitha": "Main narrative through ‘upa tvā jāmayo…’ with flowing elongations", "pratihara": "Response emphasizing ‘giraḥ dediśatīḥ’ (luminous hymns)", "upadrava": "After-song ‘haviṣkṛtaḥ…’ leading to Vāyu placement", "nidhana": "Cadence on ‘asthiran’ (stood) to seal stability", "structure_notes": "For Vāyu, maintain legato and avoid heavy cadential stops until the final ‘asthiran’ which marks ‘taking station’.", "singer_assignments": "Standard distribution among prastotṛ/udgātṛ/pratihartṛ; joined nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "jāmayaḥ = women of the sacrificer’s household or kindred worshippers; haviṣkṛtaḥ = those who prepare the oblation; anīka = front/presence; they stand near Vāyu with resplendent hymns.", "ritual_interpretation": "Depicts the assembled participants and preparers taking their places at the rite in Vāyu’s ‘presence’, supporting proper offering sequence.", "theological_insight": "Vāyu as prāṇa-like presence: when breath is central, speech becomes luminous and the community coheres around the yajña.", "etymology_highlights": "anīka as ‘face/front’; dediśatīḥ from √diś/√dīp nuance ‘to shine’; haviṣ-kṛt as ‘oblation-maker’." }