Mantra 4

{ "prastava": "(typical stobha-based prelude; not specified for this arcika verse)", "udgitha": "Text of the ṛc elongated on key verbs (rakṣa, daha)", "pratihara": "Responsive cadence reaffirming the protective intent", "upadrava": "After-song reiteration with tightened melodic contour", "nidhana": "Final settling tone, often lengthened to seal the ‘rakṣā’ intention", "structure_notes": "Exact stobha syllables and segment-boundaries depend on the mapped gāna; in app-context, present as default fivefold sāman segmentation pending gāna identification.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana." }

{ "gloss_summary": "aṃhas = pāpa/duḥkha arising from fault; Agni is rakṣitṛ. rīṣataḥ = hiṃsakāḥ/obstructors (rakṣāṃsi/śatravaḥ). ‘tapiṣṭhaiḥ’ indicates most intense burning; ‘ajaraḥ’ underscores Agni’s undecaying power.", "ritual_interpretation": "Prayer for safeguarding the sacrifice from doṣa and from hostile interference; Agni’s flame both protects the rite and destroys impediments.", "theological_insight": "Agni embodies divine justice as purification: he does not merely punish; he converts obstruction into the fuel of renewed order (ṛta).", "etymology_highlights": "aṃhas (from root suggesting constriction/distress) as that which ‘binds’; rīṣ (to injure) marking hostile agency; ajara as ‘not subject to decay’—ever-fresh fire." }