Mantra 10
Agni as the invited sacrificial guest who manifests among men with the gods and removes obstacles to the rite
अग्ने विवस्वदा भरास्मभ्यमूतये महे देवो ह्यसि नो दृशे
agne vivasvadā bharāsmabhyamūtaye mahe devo hyasi no dṛśe
agne1 vivasvadā2 bharā3smabhyam1 ūtaye2 mahe3 devo1 hyasi2 no3 dṛśe1
Agni, with the splendour of Vivasvat, bring unto us succour for our great (rite); for thou art a god, (coming) to our sight.
agne | vivasvat | ā | bhara | asmabhyam | ūtaye | mahe | devaḥ | hi | asi | naḥ | dṛśe
Agneya (generic/unspecified in input; requires specific Sāman-gāna mapping from a Sāmavidhāna/Grāmageya index)
{ "prastava": "Standard Agneya prastāva with stobha-extension before agne (exact gāna not supplied).", "udgitha": "Carries the semantic core ‘vivasvadā ā bhara… ūtaye mahe’.", "pratihara": "Responsive cadence around ‘devo hy asi’.", "upadrava": "Short reiteration leading into ‘no dṛśe’.", "nidhana": "Final communal settling on dṛśe with stable pitch and lengthened vowel.", "structure_notes": "Precise division depends on the assigned sāman in the Kauthuma gāna; absent mapping, only liturgical roles are fixed.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ (prastāva), Udgātṛ (udgītha/upadrava), Pratihartṛ (pratihāra), all (nidhana)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa glosses ūtaye as rakṣaṇārtham (for protection/aid) and dṛśe as darśanārtham (for becoming visible/manifest).", "ritual_interpretation": "Agni is asked to bring aid for the successful completion of the great sacrifice and to appear clearly at the altar as an auspicious sign.", "theological_insight": "Divinity is both transcendent and ritually perceptible—Agni’s ‘being seen’ confirms the deity’s acceptance and presence.", "etymology_highlights": "ūtī: help/protection; dṛś: to see/appear; vivasvat: shining/illuminating (solar)." }