Mantra 10
Agni as the powerful guide of the sacrifice who grants safe passage to wealth, strength, and divine order (ṛta)
जातः परेण धर्मणा यत्सवृद्भिः सहाभुवः पिता यत्कश्यपस्याग्निः श्रद्धा माता मनुः कविः
jātaḥ pareṇa dharmaṇā yatsavṛdbhiḥ sahābhuvaḥ pitā yatkaśyapasyāgniḥ śraddhā mātā manuḥ kaviḥ
jātaḥ1 pareṇa2 dharmaṇā3 yat1 savṛdbhiḥ2 sahābhuvaḥ3 | pitā1 yatkaśyapas2yāgniḥ3 śraddhā1 mātā2 manuḥ3 kaviḥ2
Born by the higher ordinance, when he came into being together with his associates; Agni is the father of Kaśyapa; Faith is his mother; Manu is the sage (who institutes him).
jātaḥ | pareṇa | dharmaṇā | yat | sa-vṛdbhiḥ | saha | abhuvaḥ | pitā | yat | kaśyapasya | agniḥ | śraddhā | mātā | manuḥ | kaviḥ
Āgneya Sāman (unspecified; śākhā-dependent)
{ "prastava": "(stobha) ī/ho… setting contemplative tone", "udgitha": "jātaḥ pareṇa dharmaṇā yat savṛdbhiḥ sahābhuvaḥ", "pratihara": "pitā yat kaśyapasyāgniḥ", "upadrava": "śraddhā mātā manuḥ kaviḥ", "nidhana": "(cadence on kaviḥ with soft stobha)", "structure_notes": "Genealogical statements often receive clear segmentation; śraddhā mātā is a natural melodic ‘rest-point’ before final closure.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part distribution; nidhana by all to ‘seal’ the doctrinal conclusion." }
{ "gloss_summary": "pareṇa dharmaṇā = by the supreme rule/ṛta and yajña-vidhi; śraddhā mātā = faith-power as generative cause in yajña; manuḥ kaviḥ = Manu as prajāpati/ādi-yajamāna, wise institutor of sacrifice.", "ritual_interpretation": "Affirms that Agni’s station in yajña is grounded in cosmic ordinance and human institution; śraddhā is essential for rite to ‘be born’ successfully.", "theological_insight": "Faith is not optional sentiment but a causal potency; Manu represents dharma’s human articulation; Agni stands at their junction as living rite.", "etymology_highlights": "dharma from √dhṛ (to uphold); śraddhā as ‘śrat’ (truth/heartfelt assent) + ‘dhā’ (to place): placing trust; kavi from √ku/√kav (to be wise/poetic)." }