Kanda 1910 Suktas72 Mantras

Anuvaka 5

Suktas in Anuvaka 5

Sukta 41

Rishi: Ṛṣayaḥ (collective seers; hymn speaks of them as archetypes rather than naming one) | Devata: Rāṣṭra (as concept) with Devāḥ as legitimating agents | 1 Mantras

Sukta 42

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late liturgical compilation; specific ṛṣi not explicit in the given citation) | Devata: Brahman (sacred speech) / Yajña (sacrifice personified) | 4 Mantras

Sukta 43

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late book; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī) | Devata: Vāyu (as prāṇa and guide) | 8 Mantras

Sukta 44

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (healing hymn; specific ṛṣi attribution not fixed here) | Devata: Añjana (personified remedy); Āpaḥ as auxiliary deities | 10 Mantras

Sukta 45

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late AV book; specific ṛṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists) | Devata: Āñjana/Protective charm; Savitar as paradigmatic stabilizer; implicitly the quarters (diś) as pacified powers | 10 Mantras

Sukta 46

Rishi: Atharvanic amulet tradition (ṛṣi not securely fixed for this short maṇi-hymn unit) | Devata: Prajāpati / Astṛta-maṇi (object-deity) | 7 Mantras

Sukta 47

Rishi: Traditionally associated with Rātri-hymn seers (Atharvanic attribution; specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī tradition). | Devata: Rātri (Night), as protective and auspicious power. | 9 Mantras

Sukta 48

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Rātri-hymn complex) | Devata: Rātri | 6 Mantras

Sukta 49

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for late Book 19 hymns (Rātri-stotra complex) | Devata: Rātri (Night), with Mitra as comparative paradigm of order | 10 Mantras

Sukta 50

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for Rātri-protection hymns (needs padapāṭha-anukramaṇī confirmation for 19.50). | Devata: Rātri (Night), as guardian and remover of dangers | 7 Mantras