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Mantra 4

Daily adoration of Agni as sacrificial power (ojas) and foe-crusher, approached with reverence at the two sandhyās

Rishi: Viśvāmitra (attributed in common RV tradition for early Agni-invocations; exact Sāmavedic assignment may vary by recension)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (as adapted for Sāman chanting)

उप त्वाग्ने दिवेदिवे दोषावस्तर्धिया वयम् नमो भरन्त एमसि

upa tvāgne divedive doṣāvastardhiyā vayam namo bharanta emasi

upa tvāgne1 dive-dive1 doṣā-vastaḥ2 dhiyā1 vayam1 namo1 bharantaḥ2 emasi1

โอ้ อัคนี (Agni) ทุกวันแล้วทุกวัน ทั้งยามราตรีและยามอรุณ เราเข้าเฝ้าใกล้ท่านด้วยเจตนาอันศรัทธา (dhiyā) แบกหอบความนอบน้อม (namo) มาเป็นเครื่องบูชา.

upa | tvā | agne | dive-dive | doṣā-vastaḥ | dhiyā | vayam | namaḥ | bharantaḥ | emasi

उपnear, towards
उप:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवे-दिवेday by day
दिवे-दिवे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (adverbial repetition)
Rootदिव्/दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
दोषा-वस्तःat night and at dawn
दोषा-वस्तः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (dual compound)
Rootदोषा (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्तु/वस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋधियाwith prosperity / with thriving power
ऋधिया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऋधि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘समृद्धि/ऋद्धि’)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नमःobeisance
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
भरन्तःbearing, bringing
भरन्तः:
Kartā (वयम्-समनाधिकरण)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√भृ (भृञ्) धातु
एमसिwe go / we approach
एमसि:
TypeVerb
Root√इ (इण्) धातु

Gāyatra (Agneya-sāman; tune-family unspecified in input)

{ "prastava": "Soft prelude (o/ho) setting daily-cycle mood before ‘upa’", "udgitha": "Main line through ‘upa tvā… doṣā-vastaḥ’ with cyclic elongation on ‘dive-dive’", "pratihara": "Response emphasizing ‘dhiyā vayam’ (devout purpose)", "upadrava": "After-song ‘namo bharantaḥ’ as offering-bearing gesture", "nidhana": "Closure on ‘emasi’ with collective settling", "structure_notes": "Gāyatrī sāmans often place the daily-cycle phrase (‘dive-dive’) as a melodic loop-point; ‘namo’ can receive respectful prolongation.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ leads prastāva; Udgātṛ carries udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ responds; all join nidhana." }

{ "gloss_summary": "divedive = repeated daily performance of iṣṭis and Soma-services; doṣā-vastaḥ = evening and morning sandhyā times; dhiyā = rite-directed intention; namo-bharantaḥ = bearing reverence as offering.", "ritual_interpretation": "Enjoins regular approach to Agni at both sandhyās; supports continuity of sacrificial routine.", "theological_insight": "Devotion (namo) and intelligent purpose (dhī) are themselves oblations that draw Agni near daily.", "etymology_highlights": "doṣā (night) + vastaḥ (morning); dhī as yajñabuddhi; divedive as distributive repetition." }