Mantra 1
Agni invoked as protector of the sacrifice and remover of hostile powers
पुरु त्वा दाशिवां वोचे ऽरिरग्ने तव स्विदा तोदस्येव शरण आ महस्य
puru tvā dāśivāṃ voce 'riragne tava svidā todasyeva śaraṇa ā mahasya
púru1 tvā2 dāśivā́n3 voce1 'ríḥ2 agne3 táva1 svidā2 todasyeva3 śáraṇe1 ā2 mahásya3
ข้าผู้ถวายบูชา ขับขานประกาศเจ้าอย่างอุดม; แท้จริงแล้ว อัคนี (Agni) เอ๋ย ศัตรูถูกขับไล่—ดุจถูกไม้กระตุ้นต้อน—ให้มุ่งสู่ที่พึ่งอันยิ่งใหญ่ของเจ้า.
puru | tvā | dāśivān | voce | ariḥ | agne | tava | svidā | todasya-iva | śaraṇe | ā | mahasya
Agneya-sāman (generic; specific tune not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "Stobha-led prelude establishing a firm tonal center before the ‘puru’ opening.", "udgitha": "Main text with lift on dāśivān and agne; ‘ariḥ’ articulated crisply.", "pratihara": "Responsive phrase reinforcing ‘tava śaraṇe’ (your refuge).", "upadrava": "After-song broadening ‘ā mahasya’ with sustained vowel to evoke ‘greatness’.", "nidhana": "Closing nidhana cadence sealing protection.", "structure_notes": "Key semantic hinge is the movement from proclamation (voce) to refuge (śaraṇe); melody should ‘turn’ there.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ / Udgātṛ / Pratihartṛ / Udgātṛ / all (standard five-part assignment)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "dāśivān = yajamāna characterized by having given oblations; ari = hostile being (human/demonic) obstructing sacrifice; śaraṇa = Agni’s protective sphere produced by the rite; todasya-iva = like driven by a goad (discipline/force).", "ritual_interpretation": "Praise strengthens Agni’s protective function, ensuring the rite is not hindered by enemies or doṣas.", "theological_insight": "Agni’s refuge is not passive shelter: it actively compels obstruction into a domain where it cannot harm the yajña.", "etymology_highlights": "dāśivān from √dāś ‘to offer/give’; śaraṇa ‘shelter’; toda ‘goad, impulse’." }