Mantra 4

Rathantara (Agneya-prakṛti, traditional assignment)

o; hau; hāyi

{ "prastava": "o (prolonged) + brief linking stobha", "udgitha": "imaṃ stomam arhate jātavedase ratham iva saṃ mahemā manīṣayā (expanded with hau/hāyi per gāna tradition)", "pratihara": "bhadrā hi naḥ pramatir (response phrase; often slightly compressed text with melodic answer)", "upadrava": "asya saṃsady agne sakhye mā riṣāmā (after-song; reinforces protection theme)", "nidhana": "vayaṃ tava (cadential close, often collectively reinforced)", "structure_notes": "Rathantara practice typically lengthens udgītha and nidhana for ‘firmness’; stobhas act as joints between semantic units, mirroring ratha-sandhi (chariot joinery).", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana (with supporting hum/ā-kāra as per śākhā custom)." }

{ "gloss_summary": "The hymn is fashioned like a well-joined chariot for Jātavedas; ‘pramati’ is the right guiding intelligence; ‘saṃsadi’ is the sadas (ritual hall). Prayer: in Agni’s friendship may we not be harmed.", "ritual_interpretation": "Emphasizes faultless performance in the Soma-assembly; Agni’s guidance secures correctness of acts and chants.", "theological_insight": "Agni is both recipient and regulator: the deity who accepts praise also grants the intellect that makes praise effective.", "etymology_highlights": "Jātavedas = ‘jāta’ (born/manifest) + ‘veda’ (knowing); pramati as ‘pra’ (forward/complete) + ‘mati’ (thought)." }