Rig Veda 10.19.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 19, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.19
Rishi: RV 10.19 is traditionally linked with protective/restorative formulas; specific r̥ṣi per anukramaṇī should be verified in the target metadata source.
Devata: Agni-Soma (dual).
Chandas: Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh mix is possible in Book 10; verify metrical count for this verse in the chosen edition.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नि वर्तध्वं मानु गातास्मान्त्सिषक्त रेवतीः । अग्नीषोमा पुनर्वसू अस्मे धारयतं रयिम् ॥
Transliteration
ní vartadhvaṃ mā́nu gātāsmā́nt síṣakta revatīḥ | agnī́ṣomā punarvasū asmḗ dhārayataṃ rayím ||
Translation
Kehrt um; folgt uns nicht nach, ihr reichen, lichtvollen Mächte. O Agni und Soma, Wiederbringer des Verlorenen, haltet in uns fest den rayi — die Fülle des Seins und geistigen Reichtum.
Word by Word
निdown; back; in (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga)
वर्तध्वम्turn back; return
वर्तध्वम्:
Kartā (you all)
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (वर्तते) / √वृत्त् (to turn, return)
मानुO Manu / O man (human)
मानु:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper/common)
Rootमानु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Manu’/‘human’)
गातgone; departed
गात:
Sambodhana (qualifier)
TypeAdjective (used predicatively)
Root√गा (to go) → गात (ppp/adj.)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सिषक्तclings; attaches
सिषक्त:
Kartā (implicit: ‘he/it’)
TypeVerb
Root√सञ्ज्/√सज् (to cling, attach) → सिषक्ति
रेवतीःthe wealthy ones; rich (fem.)
रेवतीः:
Kartā (of सिषक्त) / or संबन्ध (epithet) depending on construal
TypeNoun/Adjective (feminine plural epithet)
Rootरेवत् (possessing wealth) → रेवती (f.)
अग्नीषोमाO Agni and Soma
अग्नीषोमा:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (dual deity-compound)
Rootअग्नि + सोम (dvandva)
पुनर्वसूO you two who bring back wealth / renew riches
पुनर्वसू:
Sambodhana (qualifier)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootपुनर्वसु (epithet)
अस्मेin us; among us
अस्मे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
धारयतम्hold; maintain; keep
धारयतम्:
Kartā (you two)
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (to hold, maintain) → धारयति
रयिम्wealth; riches
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (wealth)
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