Mantra 5
Agni as the sustaining and protecting sacrificial fire who grants prosperity and defends the rite
प्र होता जातो महान्नभोविन्नृषद्मा सीददपां विवर्ते दधद्यो धायी सुते वयांसि यन्ता वसूनि विधते तनूपाः
pra hotā jāto mahānnabhovinnṛṣadmā sīdadapāṃ vivarte dadhadyo dhāyī sute vayāṃsi yantā vasūni vidhate tanūpāḥ
prá1 hotā́2 jā́to1 mahā́n1 nabhovíṭ1 nṛṣádmā1 sī́dad1 apā́ṃ2 vivárte1 dádhad1 yó1 dhāyī́2 suté1 vayā́ṃsi1 yántā1 vasū́ni1 vidháte2 tanūpā́ḥ1
Forth (is manifested) the Hotṛ, born great, sky-knowing, seated among men; he takes his seat amid the circling waters; he who, sustaining (all), the supporter, at the Soma-pressing controls the (swift) powers, and bestows riches upon the worshipper, the guardian of his person.
pra | hotā | jātaḥ | mahān | nabhaḥ-vit | nṛ-sadmā | sīdat | apām | vivarte | dadhat | yaḥ | dhāyī | sute | vayāṃsi | yantā | vasūni | vidhate | tanū-pāḥ
Agneya (generic/unspecified in input)
{ "prastava": "(stobha prelude as per gāna; often short for declarative verses)", "udgitha": "pra hotā jāto mahān nabhovinnṛṣadmā sīdad apāṃ vivarte", "pratihara": "dadhad yo dhāyī sute vayāṃsi yantā", "upadrava": "vasūni vidhate", "nidhana": "tanūpāḥ", "structure_notes": "Natural rhetorical structure: manifestation/seating → sustaining/governing → bestowal → protective seal. ‘tanūpāḥ’ functions well as nidhana with elongated final vowel in sāman cadence.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ prelude; Udgātṛ carries main descriptive arc; Pratihartṛ answers with governance clause; Udgātṛ completes bestowal; all seal ‘tanūpāḥ’ together." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Agni is Hotṛ by sacrificial function; ‘nṛṣadmā’ indicates installed on the human altar/among men; ‘sute’ specifies Soma-pressing time; Agni sustains and governs the powers and grants wealth; ‘tanūpāḥ’ denotes protection of the yajamāna’s person/body.", "ritual_interpretation": "Marks the rite’s living activation—Agni seated and operative during Soma pressing, ensuring correct performance and safeguarding the sacrificer.", "theological_insight": "Agni’s greatness is expressed as knowledge (nabhovit) and governance (yantā), not merely heat—divinity as ordered function.", "etymology_highlights": "tanūpāḥ = ‘body/person’ (tanū) + ‘protector’ (pā); nabhovit = ‘knower of the sky/firmament’ (nabhas + vid)." }