Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 7
Agni as the invited sacrificial guest who manifests among men with the gods and removes obstacles to the rite
एह्यू षु ब्रवाणि ते ऽग्न इत्थेतरा गिरः एभिर्वर्धास इन्दुभिः
ehyū ṣu bravāṇi te 'gna itthetarā giraḥ ebhirvardhāsa indubhiḥ
ehi1 ū2 ṣu1 bravāṇi1 te2 'gna1 itthā2-itarā1 giraḥ2 ebhi1r vardhāsa1 indu2bhiḥ3
Hãy đến, quả thật; hỡi Agni, con xin dâng lên Ngài những lời tụng này và những lời khác đúng nghi thức. Nhờ các lời ca ấy và nhờ những giọt Soma, xin Ngài được tăng trưởng.
ehi | ūṃ iti | su | bravāṇi | te | agne | itthā | itarāḥ | giraḥ | ebhiḥ | vardhāsaḥ | indubhiḥ
Rathantara (Agneya-prastāva type; common opening-cycle tune)
{ "prastava": "(typical Rathantara-style) stobha-led prelude such as ‘hā/ho’ expansions before the first lexical segment (exact gāna form not supplied)", "udgitha": "Main body carrying ‘ehi… giraḥ…’ with elongations on key vowels (e/ā/u) per gāna tradition", "pratihara": "Responsive reprise/cadential answering phrase (often mirroring the udgītha close)", "upadrava": "After-song reiteration emphasizing offering-words (giraḥ/indu) in compressed form", "nidhana": "Final settling cadence on the last lexical nucleus (indubhiḥ) with communal closure", "structure_notes": "Exact prastāva/udgītha segmentation depends on the Kauthuma gāna-pāṭha for this sāman; absent here, only the standard fivefold liturgical architecture can be stated.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all three: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa explains indubhiḥ as somarasaiḥ (pressed Soma juices) used in the rite; giraḥ are stutayaḥ (praises). The request is that Agni be increased/strengthened by these.", "ritual_interpretation": "Praises and Soma offerings jointly ‘augment’ Agni so he can carry havis effectively and make the sacrifice successful.", "theological_insight": "Agni grows through being praised and fed; divine presence is not static but ritually intensified—Agni becomes more capable as the yajña proceeds.", "etymology_highlights": "indu: Soma-drop/juice; vardhāsaḥ: ‘increase/strengthening’; dṛś/√brū implied: speech as efficacious act." }